Palms are not the first plants one thinks of growing in this country, but don't rule them out. Several true palm species will grow outdoors in Britain, especially on the south and western coasts of ...

We usually associate palm trees with beachfront homes, exotic island locales, or large coastal cities in places like Florida or Georgia. But palm trees can also be a unique part of your home landscape ...

Palm trees come into their own at this time of year. Either we're sitting underneath a row of them on a sun-kissed holiday island or dreaming of doing so soon. Another option is to stay at home and ...

You don't have to live on Tresco to grow outdoor palms. They can make statuesque specimens in warm sheltered gardens or form part of lush tropical-themed plantings. Give the garden an exotic look by ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. If ‘cold hardy’ is not the first characteristic one associates with the ...

If you’re looking to escape the British winter, there’s a far cheaper alternative than booking a long-haul holiday – snap up a palm and you’ll be instantly transported to more tropical climes.

Atlantic Canada’s largest city has a new, and highly unlikely, tropical flavour. Nine palm trees have been planted in four Halifax parks, although the jury is out on whether they can survive winter in ...

HALIFAX — An unlikely experiment undertaken six years ago to see if palm trees could survive the fickle weather of Halifax came to an end this spring when the last two surviving trees failed to bloom.