Martha reminds us that anyone living in a four-season climate should protect tropical plants by moving them into ...

Growing your own fruit is an excellent way to diversify a home garden. Determining which species to grow based on your climate may feel limiting. However, if you are living in subtropical regions or ...

In the maritime Northwest, we are fortunate that our plant palette is so broad -- eucalyptus, palms and tree ferns fit comfortably with salal, vine maple and manzanita. So when we take a risk on a ...

Bill Matthews, a biomedical illustrator and animator, will give a presentation on rare, exotic, hungry, and carnivorous ...

How do you tell the gender of a tree? Ask Jeff Zoumbaris, forestry services manager for the city of Burbank and a professed tree buff. He knows all sorts of trivia and interesting facts--scientific ...

There can be an unfortunate side to having cool plants. Sometimes people want to steal them. At least, that’s been the case for Mark Hanson, who collects and grows rarities for his one-man business, ...

However, with the threat of freezing temperatures on the horizon, it is time to take them inside for the winter. Bringing ...

Tropical trees in the Amazon Rainforest may be more drought resistant than previously thought, according to a new study. That's good news, since the Amazon stores about 20 percent of all carbon in the ...