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Towering baobab tree with a massive pale trunk surrounded by lush tropical foliage at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden near Miami, Florida.

Meeting the Tree of Life

A family visit to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden brings a long-awaited encounter with a magnificent baobab, known as the Tree of Life. Along with rainbow eucalyptus, tropical butterflies, and memories of Mom, Mary discovers how the seeds we nurture can shape our Garden of Life.
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Overwintering Tropical Plants

Hello fellow readers, Weather apps no longer provide frost advisories now that the growing season is over! It turns out many of you share the wish to keep things going. Scott emailed asking about overwintering palm trees he bought this summer but doesn’t have room in his house. His ga
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