Instead of tossing banana peels, use the scraps as an eco-friendly gardening trick; they're truly underused nutrient ...

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 ...

Area banana trees may not get much fruit, but they’re fun to grow and add to the tropical look of any yard It may be easier to pick up a bunch of bananas for 33 cents a pound at the grocery store, but ...

Damian and Gloria Ondo are dwarfed by the huge banana trees in their beautiful garden as they walk through with their dogs Simba and Caesar. Even though the original tree Damian started with was from ...

Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) are actually herbaceous perennials and can be ...

For anyone that knows me well they will understand my attraction to tropical foliage. After all, I am a southern California boy. (Foliage in general is something worthy of being attracted to since it ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. • As the first freeze approaches, most gardeners worry about getting the leaves raked. But for Brian Rosenthal of St. Joseph, it means digging up his 14-, 16- and 17-foot banana "trees ...

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

Plant fans have been snapping up a tropical house plant that can also be placed outdoors on patios in the summer. Banana plants, known botanically as Carethe Musa oriental dwarf, originate from the ...