Helpful Guides for Florida Gardening & Landscaping
Simple, practical guides to help you choose plants that thrive here and make your landscape easier to care for. Created by our team based on decades of growing experience in Tampa Bay.
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Whether you’re starting a new landscape or improving what you have, these guides are designed to make the process easier. Each resource focuses on what works in our climate, helping you choose plants that thrive and reduce the guesswork along the way.
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Gardening for Birds Using Florida Native Plants
A practical guide to choosing plants that thrive in full sun and coastal conditions, with options that are easier to care for and well suited to our climate.
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Gardening for Birds using Florida Native Plants
To attract birds to your yard, think about creating a habitat with food, shelter, and water..
Designing a Hedge Using Florida Native Plants
When planning your hedge there are several things to thing about before you start buying.
Create a Pollinator Pot
The insects that pollinate our food crops and natural areas are in steep decline.
Keystone Plant List Ecoregion
Native plants have tight relationships with wildlife, formed over many thousands of years, providing natural sources..
Wilcox Planting and Watering Guide
The planting site should provide the proper light, moisture, and drainage for your plant.
PROPER Sabal Palm Pruning
Harsh pruning takes away food and shelter from native migratory songbirds, woodpeckers, butterflies..
Native Grasses and Groundcovers
Level up your lawn with native grasses and groundcovers! Traditional turf lawns require excessive water use, fertilizers..
Wildflowers for Shade
In nature, Florida’s wildflowers are found in all light conditions. Many beautiful species can adapt to varying light..
Gardening for Birds by Season
The lifecycle of birds is very closely linked to insects, especially caterpillars.
Reduce Water Pollution with Bioswales and Rain Gardens
Bioswales and Rain Gardens are an alternative to turf stormwater drainage ditches using native vegetation.
Guide for Choosing Native Plants
This guide features over 125 wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses that are native to Florida..
Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarchs have evolved over thousands of years with the native milkweed plants upon which they depend.
Simple Installation Agreement
The labor fees listed below are estimates for simple plantings in a single visit..
Florida Native Plants for Bees
This is a list of plants carried at Wilcox Nursery that are especially attractive to bees.
Aquatic Wildflowers for Pollinators
Florida is a great place to garden near or in water with native wildflowers and plants.
Wildflower for Dry Landscapes
Many Florida landscapes have sandy soils that are naturally dry and well-drained, even after heavy rain.
Milkweed Statement and FAQ's
As a native nursery that is working to support our natural ecosystems, we recommend planting only native..
Keystone Trees
A keystone plant species is a plant that supports the life cycle of many species.
Salt Tolerant Native Plants
Living on the coast of Florida offers numerous advantages, from breathtaking ocean views to a mild climate.
The Big Yard Checklist
The Big Year is a challenge to identify as many bird species as possible in a specific location in a single year.
Butterfly Host Plants for Tampa Bay
Grasses and Groundcovers…
Grass Removal Methods
This method avoids using herbicides. It is very effective to remove all vegetation for large areas.
Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers
Eastern Lubber are a NATIVE grasshopper that plays a vital role in Florida’s ecosystem.
Houseplant Watering Guide
We wish we could give you an exact watering schedule, unfortunately..
Raised Bed Garden Soil
There is more than one way to build raised bed soil.
Native Garden Maintenance
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Wildflower Garden from Seed
Florida’s native wildflowers and plants are essential to the pollinators we depend on.
Collecting and Growing Seeds
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Wilcox Planting and Watering Guide
The planting site should provide the proper light, moisture, and drainage for your plant.
PROPER Sabal Palm Pruning
Harsh pruning takes away food and shelter from native migratory songbirds, woodpeckers, butterflies..
Native Grasses and Groundcovers
Level up your lawn with native grasses and groundcovers! Traditional turf lawns require excessive water use, fertilizers..
Wildflowers for Dry Landscapes
Many Florida landscapes have sandy soils that are naturally dry and well-drained..
Salt Tolerant Native Plants
Living on the coast of Florida offers numerous advantages, from breathtaking ocean views to a mild climate.
Grass Removal Methods
This method avoids using herbicides. It is very effective to remove all vegetation for large areas.
Designing a Hedge Using Florida Native Plants
When planning your hedge there are several things to thing about before you start buying.
Simple Installation Agreement
The labor fees listed below are estimates for simple plantings in a single visit..
Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers
Eastern Lubber are a NATIVE grasshopper that plays a vital role in Florida’s ecosystem.
Houseplant Watering Guide
We wish we could give you an exact watering schedule, unfortunately..
Raised Bed Garden Soil
There is more than one way to build raised bed soil.
Native Garden Maintenance
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Wildflower Garden from Seed
Florida’s native wildflowers and plants are essential to the pollinators we depend on.
Collecting and Growing Seeds
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Gardening for Birds using Florida Native Plants
To attract birds to your yard, think about creating a habitat with food, shelter, and water..
Create a Pollinator Pot
The insects that pollinate our food crops and natural areas are in steep decline.
Keystone Plant List Ecoregion
Native plants have tight relationships with wildlife, formed over many thousands of years, providing natural sources..
PROPER Sabal Palm Pruning
Harsh pruning takes away food and shelter from native migratory songbirds, woodpeckers, butterflies..
Wildflowers for Shade
In nature, Florida’s wildflowers are found in all light conditions. Many beautiful species can adapt to varying light..
Gardening for Birds by Season
The lifecycle of birds is very closely linked to insects, especially caterpillars.
Guide for Choosing Native Plants
This guide features over 125 wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses that are native to Florida..
Florida Native Plants for Bees
This is a list of plants carried at Wilcox Nursery that are especially attractive to bees.
Aquatic Wildflowers for Pollinators
Florida is a great place to garden near or in water with native wildflowers and plants.
Wildflowers for Dry Landscapes
Many Florida landscapes have sandy soils that are naturally dry and well-drained..
Milkweed Statement and FAQ's
As a native nursery that is working to support our natural ecosystems, we recommend planting only native..
Keystone Trees
A keystone plant species is a plant that supports the life cycle of many species.
The Big Yard Checklist
The Big Year is a challenge to identify as many bird species as possible in a specific location in a single year.
Butterfly Host Plants for Tampa Bay
Grasses and Groundcovers…
Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarchs have evolved over thousands of years with the native milkweed plants upon which they depend.
Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers
Eastern Lubber are a NATIVE grasshopper that plays a vital role in Florida’s ecosystem.
Native Garden Maintenance
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Wildflower Garden from Seed
Florida’s native wildflowers and plants are essential to the pollinators we depend on.
Collecting and Growing Seeds
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Gardening for Birds using Florida Native Plants
To attract birds to your yard, think about creating a habitat with food, shelter, and water..
Designing a Hedge Using Florida Native Plants
When planning your hedge there are several things to thing about before you start buying.
Create a Pollinator Pot
The insects that pollinate our food crops and natural areas are in steep decline.
Keystone Plant List Ecoregion
Native plants have tight relationships with wildlife, formed over many thousands of years, providing natural sources..
Native Grasses and Groundcovers
Level up your lawn with native grasses and groundcovers! Traditional turf lawns require excessive water use, fertilizers..
Wildflowers for Shade
In nature, Florida’s wildflowers are found in all light conditions. Many beautiful species can adapt to varying light..
Reduce Water Pollution with Bioswales and Rain Gardens
Bioswales and Rain Gardens are an alternative to turf stormwater drainage ditches using native vegetation.
Guide for Choosing Native Plants
This guide features over 125 wildflowers, shrubs, vines and grasses that are native to Florida..
Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarchs have evolved over thousands of years with the native milkweed plants upon which they depend.
Florida Native Plants for Bees
This is a list of plants carried at Wilcox Nursery that are especially attractive to bees.
Aquatic Wildflowers for Pollinators
Florida is a great place to garden near or in water with native wildflowers and plants.
Wildflowers for Dry Landscapes
Many Florida landscapes have sandy soils that are naturally dry and well-drained..
Milkweed Statement and FAQ's
As a native nursery that is working to support our natural ecosystems, we recommend planting only native..
Keystone Trees
A keystone plant species is a plant that supports the life cycle of many species.
Salt Tolerant Native Plants
Living on the coast of Florida offers numerous advantages, from breathtaking ocean views to a mild climate.
Butterfly Host Plants for Tampa Bay
Grasses and Groundcovers…
Raised Bed Garden Soil
There is more than one way to build raised bed soil.
Native Garden Maintenance
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
Wildflower Garden from Seed
Florida’s native wildflowers and plants are essential to the pollinators we depend on.
Collecting and Growing Seeds
One of the easiest methods of supplying new wildflowers for your yard is by growing..
What Makes Our Resources Different
These guides are based on what we see working every day in Florida landscapes. With decades of experience in the Tampa Bay area, our team focuses on plants and approaches that are easier to care for, more resilient, and better suited to the way people actually live outdoors here.
Need Help Applying This To Your Yard?
Our team can help you turn these ideas into a landscape that works for your space, your conditions, and the way you live outdoors.