If you're looking to add some vibrancy and interest to your indoor plant collection, there's a lot to love about including some tropical trees. One such plant you may never have considered as a ...

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For many people, houseplants may serve as an accent, adding color and life to the sparse spaces around their homes. However, that doesn't mean your prized plants can't easily become the star of the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Dreaming of a beach vacation? My guess is you’re picturing a palm tree. Fantasizing ...

Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic presence for thousands of years (archaeological evidence suggests humans ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...

When you think of lemons and avocados, you might assume that they can only be grown in warm climates. However, many tropical fruit trees can thrive indoors, even in cooler regions. In fact, with the ...

Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...

WEST CHESTER >> Along West Chestnut Street grows a little bit of the tropics. Over the past five years longtime resident Marta Ortiz has been growing banana trees in the front yard of her row home.