Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year gardeners stress over when to install cold-sensitive plants – and with good reason. When I lived in Polk City years ago ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

Spring is almost here, but if you’re ready to add a summery botanical touch to your home, you might want to invest in a palm tree. With their bright green fronds, these plants instantly evoke a sense ...

The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...

Overplanting of identical species in landscaping, like Queen palms, reduces biodiversity and increases vulnerability to diseases. Ganoderma butt rot, a lethal soil-borne fungus, poses a significant ...

It's hard to find a figure as timeless as Elizabeth Taylor, so it's only fitting that her home and garden are just as fitting. Specifically, the actress's palm tree planting, seen in her Beverly Hills ...

Question: My queen palms each have several yellow to brown fronds. When and how should I do the pruning? Answer: Palms can be pruned or not pruned at any time. What this means is palms don’t have to ...

Two botanical luminaries – Carl Linnaeus and David Fairchild – never met, but both were stunned by the beauty of palms, considering them the best the plant kingdom had to offer. Linnaeus (1707-1778) ...