Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Amazon elephant's ear thrives in large pots, both inside and out. It ...

There's something about the color yellow that is instantly uplifting. Yellow is one of the four primary colors. For many people, it is associated with joy, optimism, warmth, and inspiration. Yellow ...

As the sun gets stronger, many shrubs, trees and especially vines can grow at a rapid pace. This makes vines great for covering unsightly fences like concrete or chain link. Good fences and hedges ...

Good fences and hedges make good neighbors goes the old saying, and maybe in the old days it was the case. Stone walls are traditional and impressive, but expensive. Today, we have so many choices ...

Blooming tropicals are a gorgeous addition to the summer garden, and with so many to choose from, you can create a tropical oasis in your landscape. Thanks to our semitropical climate, we can add many ...

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 ...

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 ...

Merremia boisiana, a member of the Convolvulaceae family, a fast-growing vine native to tropical rainforests and known for its vibrant golden flowers and astonishing climbing ability, grows at speeds ...

Hard freezes this week have damaged tropical plants in our landscapes. For most of us, tropical plants are worth the extra effort it takes to get them through the winter by covering them and even ...

(a) Gene family expansion and contraction of M. boisiana. (b) Functional (GO) enrichment for the Convolvulaceae node. (c) Functional (GO) enrichment for the Convolvulaceae unique. (d) OGS overlap ...

Under a worst-case climate change scenario, more than 20% of plant species in the tropics may experience temperatures too high for their seeds to germinate by 2070, according to an analysis of seed ...