During summertime in Florida, I drive by many of my neighbors’ homes and see their beautiful trees full of ripe mangoes ready to pick—and I get a major case of mango tree envy. So, I experimented with ...

After enjoying the fruit, don't throw out the mango pit! Instead, grow a mango from seed as a new houseplant. In the last 10-15 years, the popularity of mangos has exploded in the United States. These ...

QUESTION: I need to know how to plant mango seeds -- vertically or horizontally? Also, I want to plant some magnolia seeds. I've been told they have to be chilled first. Is this true? When should the ...

Growing up in suburban New York City, our house was surrounded by woods of primarily American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and white oak (Quercus alba). And one year it occurred to me that I could ...