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 ...

“Bamboo palm produces multiple stems that resemble bamboo and can grow up to seven feet tall,” says Myers. It's a powerful ...

For plant enthusiast Jocelyn Ho, what started off as a hobby during the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown has grown into more than what she expected. Known as the Rare Plant Fairy, Ho, 36, quickly gained a ...

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 ...

While they are often treated as annuals, amaryllis can be grown year-round and forced to rebloom year after year. Here's how ...

Houseplants can keep us gardening right through the cold days of winter, but if yours are showing these signs, you may need ...

The most famous ecosystem on earth, tropical rainforests contain more than two-thirds of the world’s plant species. You won’t see them all on your exotic vacation, but there are some of the most ...

The early heat and humidity have sent many folks indoors earlier than normal, but luckily, we have plants that like these conditions. Tropical plants thrive in the tropics, so they are right at home ...

Indoor, tropical and hanging plants are a great way to brighten up a home, especially when the winter brings darker, colder and shorter days. However, the change in conditions means some of our ...

Many of us use tropical plants in containers to embellish our homes indoors. We call these plants “houseplants,” but most plants merely tolerate living inside our homes. They would be happier outside.

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 ...