Hibiscus is in the Malvaceae family of tropical plants and is known worldwide as the poster plant for tropical islands. You can hardly see an advertisement about an island getaway that does not ...

You don't have to live in a tropical location to grow tropical plants in your garden. Many large, colorful plants thrive in the summer heat. And they are a great way to add pizzazz to your yard.

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With the first occurrence of decidedly cold weather, we know that even colder weather is on its way. Now is the time to consider the tropical plants in your landscape, and make plans about how you are ...

Homeowners who recall the Polar Vortex almost exactly two years ago are finding dire shortages of supplies to prepare their fruit trees, palm trees, and other e ...

Some plants, like avocado trees, grow stronger and more cold hardy as they mature. They also become more difficult to cover.

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As the warm weather of late spring arrives and we look around our landscapes, the mildness of last winter becomes apparent. Tropical plants on the south shore were barely touched by winter cold, and ...

From tropical plants to up-close animal encounters, the Cleveland Botanical Garden offers a warm-weather escape during ...

The heat and humidity of a typical Harrisburg summer is enough to make it seem like home to tropical plants. Many tropicals do surprisingly well not only in our summer pots but in our summer garden ...