Texas sabal palm (Sabal texana) is a slow-growing palm with thick, smooth, spineless leaf stems and is cold-hardy to about 10 degrees.(Howard Garrett) Several palm trees will grow well here in North ...

PLANTING PALM TREES: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe ...

PLANTING PALMS: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe freezes, ...

Want to know more about the characteristics of a sabal palm? Here are the basics: Scientific name: Sabal palmetto (say-ball pahl-MET-oh) Common name: Cabbage palm Typical height: This slow-growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Palm trees are iconic of lush tropical locations around the world. They have long been part of classic gardens in temperate England and the Mediterranean. Palms are also at home along the Carolina ...

The graceful arching habit of palm trees makes them a landscaping favorite in coastal areas for those who enjoy a tropical look. Already popular, palms got a boost when many of them still stood tall ...

With summer officially here and its normal hot, humid weather, one might think that Oklahoma is part of the tropics. Adding to that illusion are the palms that we see in some area gardens. The palm ...

Bill Burhans traces his passion for palms back to brutal winters in his rural hometown, Anamosa, Iowa. Odd, perhaps, since the tropical-looking trees weren't part of the landscape. But he has a simple ...

Are palm trees taken for granted? What do I mean by that? Native plants attract pollinators and wildlife to the yard. Edibles provide food, flavor and nutrition. Hedge shrubs reduce windbreak and add ...