Live with JOYIA - The JOYIA LIVING Blog — palm design

There is nothing more evocative than the shape of a palm tree – its silhouette is instantly identifiable and familiar, yet exotic and strange all at once. Palms are part of the Arecaceae family of flowering plants of which around 2600 species have been identified. They grow mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Many are incredibly hardy and can withstand heat, torrential rain and storms as well as dry desert conditions. The Arecaceae family has been a consistent feature of the earth’s flora with fossil records of these plants dating back to as early as 80 million years ago. And palm use...