Q. My friend and I talk gardening all the time. One recent conversation has made me want to meet her challenge to learn more ...

Visitors to our Islands frequently comment on how fragrant our air smells with the abundance of flowers in bloom. Gingers are among the easiest plants to grow for this purpose. Many species have ...

The finest ginger root is grown in Jamaica, but that’s no reason you shouldn’t give it a try. A ginger plant is easy enough to get started. Just go to the local food market, buy a fresh piece, then ...

The world has more than 1,500 ginger species, most found in the tropics and subtropics. The pineapple ginger is native to Indonesia’s Spice Islands and parts of New Guinea and Australia. Fairchild ...

Summer means many fragrant flowers blooming in abundance. Most noticeable is the family of gingers. Gingers are coming into flower a little late in forests and gardens this year due to cool weather ...

Description: Tropical ginger in the Bay Area? In a manner of speaking. Hedychium gardnerianum is one of 40 species of rhizomatous perennials from moist, lightly wooded areas throughout Asia. This ...

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 ...

No green thumb or outdoor garden is required to grow this delicious plant. Karl Tapales / Getty Images Growing ginger (Zingiber officinale) indoors is surprisingly easy. It is low maintenance, thrives ...