Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants yet, to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you recently or in ...

The tropical hibiscus bloom period lasts for several months, which ensures your yard will be beautiful all summer long. (Ellis Lucia) Tropical plants play an important role in New Orleans summer ...

Tropical areas offer abundance in landscape design. From giant blooms and lush green leaves all year round to all kinds of birds, butterflies and aquatic life, the possibilities are limitless. For ...

With its beautiful, long, pink-tinged leaves, the Hawaiian ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a popular house or conservatory ...

Fairchild Tropical Plants Garden was created in Fairchild’s honor by a small group of landscape architects, environmentalists and banker, Col. Robert H. Montgomery. Robert and Nell Montgomery went on ...

Some of the most visually appealing ones are also delicious. Here’s how to choose — and grow — the best ones. By Margaret Roach Homegrown tastes of the tropics slumber in Marianne Willburn’s freezer — ...

Although we have been seeing Christmas decorations in some stores, the Christmas holidays don’t seem real until our Thanksgiving leftovers are thoroughly digested. The poinsettia and its close ...

Not only do they look striking—as proven by the 15 vertical garden ideas below—living walls can actually make you healthier, both physically and mentally. Research has shown that air-purifying green ...