A friend sent me a photo of a "bald" palm tree ( Trachycarpus wagnerianus ). I've never seen anyone remove the fuzz from the trunk, but it's pretty cool. Makes me think of the tall palms in drier, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The windmill palm is one of the ...

Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a hardy, easy-to-grow palm that adds a classic tropical appearance to your garden. The attractive trees are crowned with dark-green, fan-shaped, 5-foot ...

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 ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Do you live in an area of freezing winter ...

Do you like palm trees? Save yourself lots of trouble from cold weather by selecting the species that can tolerate our frequent cold spells. A major factor in palm tree selection is their cold ...

While looking through pictures I took of my garden last summer I came across one of my banana plants and remembered that Virginia is a great place to grow cold-hardy tropicals. I found the following ...

Two sentinels, Mount Tamalpais and a hundred-year-old oak, have witnessed great change on Elena Mills Mandin's 3-acre hillside property in Kentfield, Marin County. Garden designer Brandon Tyson ...

The windmill palm is a staple of the subtropical garden because of its beautiful, fan-shaped leaves and attractive trunk, which becomes covered with matted, hair-like fibre as the tree matures. Its ...