If you're lucky enough to live in a tropical clime, you might have experimented with growing fruit like bananas. These trees find it trickier to produce fruit in colder regions, so it's worth taking ...

Bananas are among the most widely cultivated fruits in the world, valued for their high nutritional content, global economic significance, and adaptability to tropical and subtropical climates.

What is a good fertilizer for my banana tree? My tree is three years old, but has never produced fruit. Why is this and what can I do to help it produce bananas? There is a fertilizer specifically ...

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 ...

The McDonalds’ front yard in Wrightsville, with its flower beds and the river in the background, is so striking the couple regularly sees people gather there for photos. If the neighbors only knew ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Should I cut my banana trees back to the ground now? They look terrible ...