An informal survey of the landscapes in our neighborhoods might lead to the conclusion that the landscape rules require a phoenix roebelenii, pygmy date palm, to be planted in every front yard. Palm ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The big freeze affected the Coastal Bend more than two months ago, but people are still dealing with problems caused by it, especially with tropical plants. The city has crews ...

Severe freezes struck a hard blow to some area landscapes earlier this month. Damage to tropical plants was fairly extensive, and I've gotten lots of questions in recent weeks about what to do next.

Strong public opposition led the Palm Springs City Council to delay voting on a new policy that would allow city crews to trim the "skirts" of palm trees in the public right-of-way. During Tuesday's ...

A question for Dan Gill: We live in Metairie right by the lake, and it got down to the low 20s. Our pygmy date palms and queen palms have brown fronds now. We protected the pygmy date palms with ...

The Palm Springs City Council delayed its vote on the new policy, citing opposition to the plan. The policy will be discussed again at a future meeting. Walking along Palm Canyon Road, you'll find ...