Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...

The ice storm and long periods of freezing temperatures in January made this a hard winter for some of the tropical plants in ...

Mangroves are on the move, and scientists are tracking their surprising advance into new northern territory. Just as John ...

Thorn forest once blanketed the Rio Grande Valley. Restoring even a little of it could help the region cope with the impacts ...

With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

Welcome to Palmetto State Park, where Texas goes tropical. In a state known for its vastness, this 270-acre gem might seem insignificant on paper, but step inside its boundaries and you’ll discover an ...

Palmetto State Park is the botanical equivalent of finding an oasis in the desert – unexpected, refreshing, and slightly surreal. The park’s signature dwarf palmetto plants create an otherworldly ...

Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the ...

Growing ordinary apples and strawberries in your garden is satisfying, but there's something particularly exciting about harvesting exotic fruits that your neighbors have never seen. Contrary to ...

Mark your calendar for the Big Island Chocolate Festival, April 10 to April 12, and learn everything from growing to eating ...