More architects are using biophilic design — the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to nature.

The Winter Garden atrium in lower Manhattan's Brookfield Place is home to 16 40-foot-tall Washingtonia palm trees. Singapore's Jewel Changi airport features 2,500 trees - natives to Madagascar ...

All trees need sunlight to grow, but lucky for home dwellers, some trees do well in low-lighting conditions, making them ...

This beautiful tree is native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar, and Seychelles ... Did you know that coconut palm trees are native to the Central Indo-Pacific region between western ...

With over 2,000 species of cacti, succulents, trees, and shrubs spread over 3.5 acres ... and rare specimens like the fan-shaped Madagascar palm. The garden’s artistic layout, blending architectural ...

Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

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Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up ...

Using the face of a clock as a guide, leave palm frond clusters to form a 9-to ... as crape myrtles are very hardy shrubs to small trees. Some gardeners delay their selection and planting until ...

When considering shade trees for landscape use, such staple native species as maples, oaks, elms and hornbeams come to mind. Another serviceable choice is the American linden (Tilia americana).