You don't have to live in a tropical location to grow tropical plants in your garden. Many large, colorful plants thrive in the summer heat. And they are a great way to add pizzazz to your yard.

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. Yellow ...

The tropical hibiscus bloom period lasts for several months, which ensures your yard will be beautiful all summer long. (Ellis Lucia) Tropical plants play an important role in New Orleans summer ...

THIS volume is a sequel to the valuable works which Mr. Robinson has already given us— “The Wild Garden,” and “Alpine Flowers for English Gardens.” The title is a misleading one, and is thus defined ...

I can't tell you how many calls I got from gardeners lamenting the damage. As bad as things looked, I told them, by midsummer our landscapes will have mostly recovered. Well, it's midsummer. What do ...

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...

The biennial Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) is one of the world’s leading garden shows, attracting award-winning landscape ...

If you're looking for the best zoos and botanical gardens in the country, you don't have to go far. Florida has you covered. Now in its 30th year, the Brevard Zoo in Viera near Melbourne made the ...

Forget roses. Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens wants you to stop and smell the Titan Arum, a large phallic-shaped plant that blooms on rare occasions, and, when it does, emits a scent that has ...