Calliandra (haematocephala) species contains more than 150 different kinds of shrubs and small trees, all shapes and sizes. This group of plants is greatly appreciated in southwest Florida because ...

Dwarf trees are easy to care for and make a big impact on curb appeal. Consider one of these beautiful yet compact trees for your next landscaping project.

THEY are still only saplings, hiding in the marshy long grass in Uvongo’s Biddy Taylor Park but the four newly planted Barringtonia racemosa will be quite a sight when they grow up. YOU MIGHT ALSO BE ...

Question: We have a hedge that has red puffball blooms. This year, for the first time, we have a single white bloom among the red. It’s quite unusual. I have attached pictures. Can you explain this? — ...

Twenty years ago, I’d have hesitated to encourage gardeners throughout Central Florida to install red powderpuff, an extra-large shrub from Bolivia. That’s because this cool-season bloomer is ...

China's largest natural powder-puff tree forest was discovered recently in Suixi county in the western part of Guangdong province. [Photo by Guo Longbi/for chinadaily.com.cn] The distinctively shaped ...

Shortly after the partition of India, my paternal grandparents relocated to a nice green area in Lajpat Nagar. I now realise that my childhood was lathed with stories of how the area was a beautiful ...