Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) are actually herbaceous perennials and can be fascinating houseplants due to their large, paddle-sha ...

A patio with a range of trees in containers - Piranka/Getty Images Growing your own produce is an exciting and incredibly rewarding experience. However, many of us aren't lucky enough to have big ...

Too often we underestimate annuals, choosing permanent plantings in an attempt to be thrifty or to avoid the dated “bedding out” look. Annuals are actually a pretty good deal: They’re relatively ...

I saw an ad for a mail-order nursery offering several dwarf citrus plants that can be grown in containers. I would like to order some but am concerned about how successful they might be in this area.

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a banana tree growing in the corner of the main teaching greenhouse at Ohio ...

Instead of tossing banana peels, use the scraps as an eco-friendly gardening trick; they're truly underused nutrient ...

If you want the experience of going into your yard to pick tasty fruit from your own trees, now's the time to plant, said Tim Holcomb, owner of Holcomb Garden Centers in Hixson and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. Should I cut my banana trees back to the ground now? They look terrible ...

Inside Westminster Abbey, eight 20-foot-tall live trees lined the center aisle during the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The trees transformed the space, doing what even the most ...