As the rains intensify during the last months of the year and growing vegetables becomes a real challenge, gardeners in Costa Rica can turn their attention to tending and planting hardy ornamentals ...

As the rains intensify during the last months of the year and growing vegetables becomes a real challenge, gardeners in Costa Rica can turn their attention to tending and planting hardy ornamentals ...

Etlingera Elatior commonly called Torch Ginger originated in Malaysia. Torch Ginger is an attractive member of the Ginger family. The flowers are long lasting and showy. The inflorescences (the ...

My grandpa's five-year-old soursop tree, which grew from seeds, has been flowering for two to three years. However, the flowers have always dropped off before fruiting. Recently, a fruit was formed ...

Gingers occur throughout tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas, with the greatest diversity occurring in South-East Asia. There are some native to our country, including curcuma australis (Cape York ...

That said, let’s talk about some lovely species that make excellent garden specimens, some of which are well suited to spectacular cut flower arrangements. One of my personal favorites is shell ginger ...