The Complete Palm Growing Guide
From cold-hardy windmills to towering Canary Island date palms, Palmpedia covers every species worth growing with detailed profiles, care guides, and everything you need to choose the right palm for your garden.
Find the Palm That Thrives in Your Climate
What makes palms so special in the garden is that nothing else does quite what they do. A single well-placed palm creates instant structure, adds year-round greenery, and transforms the entire mood of a space in a way that takes most trees decades to achieve. And despite their exotic reputation, many palms are surprisingly tough and adaptable. Some tolerate frost, drought, salt spray, and poor soil without missing a beat. Others thrive in containers for years, bringing a tropical feel to patios and courtyards in climates where they could never survive on the ground. The right palm for your garden almost certainly exists.
Palmpedia
Everything you need to grow, choose, and enjoy palms — from cold-hardy windmill palms to tropical coconuts, elegant royals to tiny parlour palms. 50 species, fully searchable by zone, type, and use.
Palm Library
50 species — click any card for full growing detailsWhere Palms Come From
With over 2,600 species, palms are found on every continent except Antarctica — from the Sahara to tropical rainforests, from sea level to 11,000 feet in the Andes. They have shaped human civilisations for thousands of years.
Fascinating Facts
Things that make palms unlike any other treeLandscaping with Palms
Palms create instant impact and structure in the garden — no other plant gives the same tropical statement. Here are the best palms for every landscaping situation.