On a sunny — albeit a tad humid — Barbados morning, with white sand skirting gently over the teal-hued shoreline mere steps outside my room at charming boutique resort The House, I headed to a ...

LAGUNA BEACH Joanie Rowe had the walls at the back of her vintage 1951 cottage removed and replaced with glass just to have a direct and constant view of her backyard island paradise. “Whenever people ...

A year after closing, the Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden has reopened to visitors. “It’s going really well so far, and I think spring break plays into that,” Graham said. “We’ve had a lot of ...

LIHUE, KAUAI (ISLAND NEWS) -- A major environmental nonprofit in Kauai celebrates a big anniversary this year. The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) turns 60 this summer. NTBG is a nonprofit ...

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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 ...

Numbers guru and landscape designer Peter Schaar uses his theories of tropical gardens in Dallas. For mathematician turned garden designer and horticultural consultant Peter Schaar, Dallas gardens are ...

Matt Spinetta’s artistic eye and love of tropical, exotic and rare or endangered plants has boldly influenced his Novato garden. A San Rafael native and veteran ...

The heat and humidity of a typical Harrisburg August is enough to make it seem as if we're living in the tropics. If that's the case, we may as well grow with the flow. Plenty of tropical plants do ...

Have you ever returned from a tropical destination wishing you could hang onto that beachy vibe when your vacation is but a distant memory? Do magazines and television shows in sultry settings ...