CAPTAIN COOK In 2012, Emmerich Grosch of Captain Cook Trading Company bought a few acres in South Kona that had once been a Buddhist meditation center. Though the nursery is still filled with lovely ...

Some tropicals can be overwintered inside. It's always best to check before you purchase, and to know the conditions needed to make them thrive. Canna, on the other hand, requires the gardener to dig ...

The long, hot days of summer are taking their toll. Many of the plants that were so glorious just a couple of months ago are now stressed in the heat of August. Roses have only an occasional ...

'When frost threatens, water the soil thoroughly a day before - moist soil retains heat better than dry,' recommends the ...

If you love tropical plants but don’t live near the tropics, we’ve got 10 tropicals that can grow outside the warm, balmy locale. The following plants can thrive indoors or outdoors, given the right ...

Tropical hibiscus likes hot weather and provides vibrant flowers in summer, but it will not survive a winter outside in ...

As the warm weather of late spring arrives and we look around our landscapes, the mildness of last winter becomes apparent. Tropical plants on the south shore were barely touched by winter cold, and ...

The heat and humidity of a typical Harrisburg August is enough to make it seem as if we're living in the tropics. If that's the case, we may as well grow with the flow. Plenty of tropical plants do ...