It has been called the world's most colorful shrub, which is certainly not an exaggeration, and I have been in love with it ever since I made my first visit to the Caribbean 30 years ago. If you are a ...

All proceeds benefit the Jane E. Lytle Arboretum 23-acre estate, 21-acre working farm Exquisite in-town gardens, too This year’s annual garden tour sponsored by the Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum in ...

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Fans of local gardens should mark July 17 on the calendar. That's the day the annual Croton Arboretum garden tour will be held. This year, from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the arboretum offers a private, ...

Colorful and sturdy, crotons have been called boring and has-beens by some homeowners. Yet, crotons are as popular as ever for Treasure Coast landscapes. They have been favored in warm climates for ...

The croton is a resilient but temperamental plant. It has the reputation of being rather difficult to grow but if it is cared for properly and given the growing conditions that it demands, it can be ...

It has been called the world's most colorful shrub which is certainly not an exaggeration and I have been in love with it ever since I made my first visit to the Caribbean 30 years ago. If you are a ...