As Tovah Martin notes in Once Upon a Windowsill, “When the Victorians first laid eyes on palms in the great public gardens, it was definitely love at first sight.” Gardeners’ “frond-ship” with indoor ...

The ruffled fan palm (Licuala grandis) is an unusual palm tree in how slowly it grows. Its single, narrow trunk (only 4 to 6 inches in diameter) will grow only a few inches a year, making it a nice ...

The Christian name “Palm Sunday” for the Sunday before Easter comes from the Gospel of John that reports people cut palm fronds and met Jesus on his way to Jerusalem for the Passover. The Gospels of ...

I am looking for an easy-to-grow houseplant for my living room. I’d like something with green foliage to soften a corner. — Lester Coleman, Riverwoods I am a big fan of plants that are easy to grow ...

Texas sabal palm (Sabal texana) is a slow-growing palm with thick, smooth, spineless leaf stems and is cold-hardy to about 10 degrees. Howard Garrett Several palm trees will grow well here in North ...