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 ...

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 ...

(Editor’s note: This is the second of three columns describing Cornett’s experiences in a recent trip to Florida.) Something strange began in Florida. It seems the dwarf palmetto, a species of palm ...

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 ...

The Christian name “Palm Sunday” for the Sunday before Easter comes from the Gospel of John that reports people cut palm fronds and met Jesus on his way to Jerusalem for the Passover. The Gospels of ...

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 ...

Every year gardeners stress over when to install cold-sensitive plants – and with good reason. When I lived in Polk City years ago, nights in early spring were frosty from April 1-14. So it’s wise for ...