Some plants, like avocado trees, grow stronger and more cold hardy as they mature. They also become more difficult to cover.

As the cold weather takes over the Tampa Bay area, botanical gardens like Sunken Gardens are keeping an eye on the ...

Though they both produce beautiful flowers, there's a difference between hardy and tropical hibiscus plants and how you should prepare them for the winter. While hardy plants can handle winter ...

Recent freezes have resulted in many people questioning whether to prune or not to prune cold-damaged plants. The short answer is — wait. We’ve just had a run of freezing temperatures, but winter’s ...

Plants can survive in the cold for varying amounts of time depending on the temperature, number of freezing hours, and type ...

Hard freezes this week have damaged tropical plants in our landscapes. For most of us, tropical plants are worth the extra effort it takes to get them through the winter by covering them and even ...

Our winter temperatures go back and forth all season here in North Florida – one week it’s winter, the next week we may think spring has arrived. This back and forth with cold and mild temperatures ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you recently or in ...

Planting the first vegetables, flowers, or shrubs of spring marks a new year of gardening, but growing plants in a greenhouse can mean that season never has to end. Whether heated or unheated, a ...

Once the winter weather hits, your plants become extremely vulnerable to heavy rains and unforgiving frosts. This doesn't mean you need to bid your leafy friends farewell, though; instead, it simply ...