Q. My bottle palm tree has five leaves. The oldest ones have brown tips. I fertilize four times a year with palm fertilizer. What can I do? And how do I keep toads off my front walk and porch? — Lois ...

Q: The leaves on my indoor potted palm trees have definitely seen better days. From their tip to end, each leaf is beginning to turn yellow, with some even falling off. What might be causing this to ...

A friend sent me a photo of a "bald" palm tree ( Trachycarpus wagnerianus ). I've never seen anyone remove the fuzz from the trunk, but it's pretty cool. Makes me think of the tall palms in drier, ...

Snowbirds were not a thing this past winter. Scores of Florida hotels remained empty. Trailer parks were almost empty. Frustrated Canadians were forced to stay home, while the hotel industry in ...