Banana plants, both Musa and Ensete, are some of the coolest plants to grow in pots on decks, patios, and porches. They bring an instant air of tropical vibes which make your outdoor living area feel ...

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. In addition to ...

Beautiful “string” and “trailing” plants add beauty and pizazz to container plantings, and in my next articles I will present a few of these exceptional, cascading strings and trailing plants until a ...

Lori C. of Santa Rosa asks: I was given an ornamental banana plant in a 5-gallon pot. I would like to buy a couple more, but first, I could use some help as to where to plant them and how to care for ...

You may not be thinking about growing bananas during the colder months of winter but we can have some success with this tropical fruit in North Florida. Banana plants are tropical and, as such, they ...

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 ...