There’s no doubt – it’s been a rotten winter for Florida gardeners. Although January’s damaging freezes haven’t repeated themselves in the Bay area, the colder-than-average temperatures have taken away a lot of the joy of gardening – who wants to work in the garden when it’s 50 degrees and a cold wind is blowing? My butterfly garden is [...]
My Fellow Tampa Gardeners: From time to time, we must take a walk through our yards to gather information about the state of our gardens. We do it during times of prosperity and tranquility, and we do it in the midst of hurricanes and freezes, at moments of great strife and great struggle. It’s tempting to look [...]
Like many Florida gardeners, I’ve spent the last few days assessing the damage to my gardens. We all know this cold snap was devastating to professional and amateur gardeners alike, and a casual observer might look at the brown and wilted world and assume nothing survived. But as we start to clear away the botanical rubble, [...]
If you’re the optimistic or ambitious type, no doubt you’ve been making some 2010 New Year’s Resolutions. If you’ve still got a little room on that list, why not add a few resolutions to help out your gardens this year, too? Here are some great Florida-Friendly resolutions to get you started: Add More Native Plants. Florida’s [...]
Want to decorate with holly? Get a few Florida Friendly species and plant them!
The Christmas Cassia is currently in bloom and makes a great spot of color in an autumn garden. Florida's fall foliage may be a little different than that up north, but we still get a pretty spectacular show if you know where to look!
When we announced our plans to move to Florida from Ohio a few years ago, folks up North seemed to have one major objection: “Oh, won’t you miss the changing seasons?” Ive always been of the opinion that the seasons in Ohio are a) Almost Winter, b) Winter, c) Still Winter, and d) Road Construction, [...]
The American Beautyberry bush bears clusters of small, shiny, brilliantly purple berries that add a spash of color to any landscape.
One of the marvelous things about living in Florida is the abundance of wildlife year-round. When the north is buried in snow, butterflies still visit our gardens. The birds preparing to migrate south this time of year will be flying right through our yards in a month or two. Floridians who garden for wildlife can [...]
