Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Mandevillas are easy for the home gardener to grow,” says Maria Bolinger, territory manager for Ball FloraPlant. “Use them in ...

These interesting tropical plants can thrive in just about any home.

Tropical plants are filling our homes and workspaces, adding beauty, relieving stress and boosting creativity, productivity and focus. Keep these plants healthy and looking their best by providing for ...

It’s easy to have a touch of the tropics on your patio or deck, and planting pollinator gardens including those for butterflies has become very popular. KSTP’s Home and Garden expert Larry Pfarr has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “This tropical plant, known botanically as Dracaena sanderiana, holds up in average household conditions well, making it an ...

There is a trend of growing plants that take a lot of care to flourish in the desert. These include tropical or subtropical plants for permaculture “food forests” like avocado and sapote and tender ...

Sooner or later, it is said, everything old is new again. But 65 million years old? Bromeliads, which shared the Earth in the Cretaceous Era with dinosaurs, and which have been a staple of indoor ...

Beach Road in Cicero has flooded. Again. The majority of the flooding happened on Thursday, but heavy floods still remain in the neighborhood. After a very warm Friday, expect plenty of changes ...

Abutilons, also known as flowering maple (Abutilon spp.), can make a stunning addition to your garden. Well-loved pollinators such as butterflies and hummingbirds adore these plants, and their ...

If you care for plants, you know it's an act of love. There's plenty of trial and error, learning and unlearning, even self-forgiveness when a plant dies that you're fond of. And I've found while ...