When you picture Florida gardens, you probably think of swaying palms and the bright colors of tropical plants. For the most part, you'd be right. However, because of the state's length, Florida ...

There are many flowering shrubs and trees either in bloom or just beginning to bloom right now around Southwest Florida.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris McLoughlin / Getty Images Planting the first vegetables, flowers, or shrubs of spring marks a new year of gardening, but ...

Our horticulture program has been company to a staghorn fern named Fernando. Fernando is a tropical plant suited for ...

Tropical plants are filling our homes and workspaces, adding beauty, relieving stress and boosting creativity, productivity and focus. Keep these plants healthy and looking their best by providing for ...

There's something about the color yellow that is instantly uplifting. Yellow is one of the four primary colors. For many people, it is associated with joy, optimism, warmth, and inspiration. Many ...

Sooner or later, it is said, everything old is new again. But 65 million years old? Bromeliads, which shared the Earth in the Cretaceous Era with dinosaurs, and which have been a staple of indoor ...

“There was a cool night recently, and I am wondering when I should bring in my tropical plants that are in containers on my deck. One of my favorite plants is a hibiscus.” — Jeff Blumquis, Plainfield ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- You might not be thriving in the heat and humidity of summer, but there are some plants that love this weather. “Tropicals are great season extenders. A lot of times people ...

Tropical plants in the genus Heliconia attract hummingbirds, bats and other creatures in the wild — and intrigue plant collectors, who prize them for their intense colors, dramatic beak-like ...