If you’re like me, you love adding a pop of color to your yard and making it the envy of the neighborhood. And landscaping with hibiscus flowers is the perfect way to do just that. These tropical ...

Dana and Timmie McGehee of Mesa consider themselves outdoor people, but not pool people. So when they planned their backyard landscape redesign, they pictured tropical lushness and resortstyle luxury ...

This Friday and Saturday, the David Davis Mansion Foundation will offer just such an opportunity — without the need to leave McLean County. Nestled behind their north Normal home, Dan and Wendy ...

Hurricanes present opportunities to start gardens and landscapes anew. While the losses of our greenery hurt, the brighter side is the chance to do things a better way. Ecologically, perhaps these ...

In a small town just north of Dallas, a little piece of paradise hides in the backyard of a Texas family’s home. With 80,000 gallons of water and an investment upwards of half a million dollars, this ...

"Holy moly!" Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after photos of yard project: 'I wasn't expecting such a huge ...

NOTHING says “tropical” more than the banana tree. Swaying above a pool, pond or patio, bobbing along an east-facing wall of a Colonial-style home, bananas can make semi-desert look like pseudo-jungle ...

Jason and Taylor McAllister may just have the most beautiful landscaping on their cul-de-sac block in Santee. For Jason in particular, being able to show off the couple’s home is particularly ...

Dwarf cabbage palm (Sabal minor) is a small palm that grows its trunk underground. This palm is great for a small space with lots of light. Sara Edelman Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Plant lovers’ ...

Columbus and other early voyagers to the Americas filled their travel journals with breathless descriptions of the tropical fruits they’d never seen before: avocados, papayas, pineapples, soursop, ...

Avocado, guava, jaboticaba, mango and starfruit — though their flavors are exotic, they can easily be grown here in the home garden. These tropicals tolerate temperatures to around 27 degrees ...