Hard freezes this week have damaged tropical plants in our landscapes. For most of us, tropical plants are worth the extra effort it takes to get them through the winter by covering them and even ...

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

Good fences and hedges make good neighbors goes the old saying, and maybe in the old days it was the case. Stone walls are traditional and impressive, but expensive. Today, we have so many choices ...

Indoor, tropical and hanging plants are a great way to brighten up a home, especially when the winter brings darker, colder and shorter days. However, the change in conditions means some of our ...

Blooming tropicals are a gorgeous addition to the summer garden, and with so many to choose from, you can create a tropical oasis in your landscape. Thanks to our semitropical climate, we can add many ...

Vanilla planifolia produces dozens of edible vanilla beans (really the seed pod), each of which contains thousands of tiny black fragrant seeds. G. Tasker Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Did you ...

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 ...

(a) Gene family expansion and contraction of M. boisiana. (b) Functional (GO) enrichment for the Convolvulaceae node. (c) Functional (GO) enrichment for the Convolvulaceae unique. (d) OGS overlap ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Amazon elephant's ear thrives in large pots, both inside and out. It ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...