Q: My queen palm has sickly yellow fronds with brown edges. What do I need to do to return it to a rich, deep green health? A: There are tropical palms and desert palms. Queen palms are a tropical ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

Have you noticed a lot of plants are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all the subdivisions with Queen palms planted in every yard and the common areas also. Yet, nature’s way of ...

The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...

It's hard to find a figure as timeless as Elizabeth Taylor, so it's only fitting that her home and garden are just as fitting. Specifically, the actress's palm tree planting, seen in her Beverly Hills ...

Two botanical luminaries – Carl Linnaeus and David Fairchild – never met, but both were stunned by the beauty of palms, considering them the best the plant kingdom had to offer. Linnaeus (1707-1778) ...

There used to be a time in Northeast Florida when we had very limited choices when it came to choosing a palm tree to plant in our landscapes. The palms we had were relatively hardy and fairly easy to ...

There is an area on the trunk of my queen palm that has me concerned. The outer layer of bark has peeled away, and it looks like the trunk is rotten in that spot. The top of the palm looks fine, and ...

Support local journalism: Find offers for new subscribers here: Special Offers — FLORIDA TODAY. Have you noticed there are a lot of plants that are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all ...