Francisca Rios went to her family’s Compton restaurant on Monday to water the outdoor potted plants, as usual. That’s when she noticed one was missing. She called her daughter and son-in-law, Danny ...

As Tovah Martin notes in Once Upon a Windowsill, “When the Victorians first laid eyes on palms in the great public gardens, it was definitely love at first sight.” Gardeners’ “frond-ship” with indoor ...

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“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-resistant ...