The hardy banana (Musa basjoo) is a different species than the tropical bananas we're used to (Musa x paradisiaca). It still needs some extra care in our climate; hardy bananas have survived ...

Yes, that's a banana tree growing in Hylton Hobday's Hampden Twp. front yard. Hylton Hobday's house would blend into Hampden Twp. suburbia if it weren't for his banana tree in the front yard... And ...

Coastal Virginia isn’t an area of the country most of us associate with tropical gardens, but one can achieve that look with hardy palms. Several have a reliable track record of growing well in this ...

While looking through pictures I took of my garden last summer I came across one of my banana plants and remembered that Virginia is a great place to grow cold-hardy tropicals. I found the following ...

Palms are an expected feature of picturesque Florida landscapes. They add the tropical look, and define a region of lush growth and balmy weather. Two recent winters that brought very untropical deep ...