Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...

Q:We purchased a red-leaf banana plant as an anniversary gift to each other two years ago. It was 4 feet tall. That winter, the deer smashed it down. We cut the damage off, and now it's 15 feet tall ...

Discover the many uses for banana peels in the garden and make your own banana peel compost, mulch, or liquid fertilizer.

Fall harvests in Ontario usually mean apples and pears but one Toronto park has two banana plants bearing fruit right now. A small collection of banana plants in High Park and other places in the city ...