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Growing banana plants in containers is a rewarding way to enjoy lush tropical foliage, at home, especially if you don’t have a garden or live in a cooler climate. Container gardening lets you control ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...

I wrote recently about my banana tree that gave birth to a head of bananas and how I carefully processed the 30 pounds of deliriously delicious fruit. As I wrote, I processed the bananas to protect ...

Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...

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 ...

The McDonalds’ front yard in Wrightsville, with its flower beds and the river in the background, is so striking the couple regularly sees people gather there for photos. If the neighbors only knew ...