Dennis Schrader is no stranger to exotic and unusual plants. In fact, you might call him a pioneer. He and his partner, Bill Smith, have operated their wholesale tropical plant nursery, Landcraft ...

Though they both produce beautiful flowers, there's a difference between hardy and tropical hibiscus plants and how you should prepare them for the winter. While hardy plants can handle winter ...

Hardy hibiscus plants are vibrant, tropical-looking perennials that add color to gardens in cooler climates. These plants, native to North America, produce large, ruffled flowers in pink, red, magenta ...

In the frosty north or at higher elevations that bring a chill, there are definite limits on what you can grow in your yard and garden. Many of us who live in such places have given up entirely on ...

Now the garden is awash with exotic, tropical plants including tree ferns, fatsias, bananas, colocasias, cordyline and ...

The freeze over the weekend was certainly a deep one. If our turf and landscapes weren’t showing signs of cold damage before, they are now. Especially if we were pushing the limits with some ...

Plants can survive in the cold for varying amounts of time depending on the temperature, number of freezing hours, and type ...