If you want a tropical look in your landscape, palm trees can provide it. There are many types of palms, and most are easy to grow in well-drained soils and full sunlight. They do not tolerate ...

I’ve always been a sucker for fountain-form plants, which explains my affinity for palms. Among the first palms I planted on moving to Florida was a Chinese fan palm, then known as "Chinese fountain ...

PLANTING PALM TREES: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe ...

It’s a perfect thunderstorm for planting! This phrase should be common on the South Carolina coast, where one minute you can be working in the 100-degree, blistering sunshine, and the next you’re in ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Native to the South Pacific Area, Kentia palms present that big, ...