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Ask the Master Gardener: No fruit from banana tree, no blooms on peonies — what to do?
This week's column includes advice for getting plants to produce, as well as how to get in touch with University of Missouri ...
Los Angeles Times3mon
Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?
The raffish banana palm, which had such a vogue as landscaping ... In 1984, the Olympic Arts Festival took the palm tree as the theme for the exhibition “Los Angeles and the Palm Tree: Images ...
Orange County Register2mon
Replacing your palm tree with a drought-tolerant alternative? Consider these.
“Due to the recent fires, it’s been recommended that we remove our last palm tree, which is by our pool. I have a narrow planter in that location. I would like a new drought-tolerant, fire ...
The Desert Sun1mon
What kind of trees are in Palm Springs? Tree inventory offers a history lesson
“Roots and Branches: A Tree’s View of Santa Monica” runs through December 2025. Palm Springs had its own very famous fig tree adjacent to the McCallum adobe which now serves as the home of ...