Florida Native Plants vs. Florida Friendly Plants: A Comparison Florida's unique climate and ecosystem provide a rich tapestry of flora that is both beautiful and ecologically significant. When it comes to landscaping in the Sunshine State, homeowners and gardeners...
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Fall in Love with Natives Fall Festival Recap
Elisha Bixler, How's Your Day Honey If you were lucky enough to stop by Wilcox Nursery Saturday, November 2nd you got to experience our first "Fall in Love with Natives" Fall Festival. We were originally planning to do the festival on October 19th but as many of you...
The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
This week in Wilcox's blog post we'd like to shed a little bit of light on an amazing organization that we are proud to be a part of. Native Plant Horticulture Foundation The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation was founded as an offshoot of FANN which you may know as...
Grayleaf Shrub Success Story
We love hearing native plant success stories from our customers! One of our long-time patrons came in today to tell us that the Grayleaf Shrub she purchased back in March and watered in for one week is blooming and happy as ever after she recently returned after being...
Attracting Hummingbirds with Florida Native Plants
Hummingbirds are some of the most desired and sought out backyard birds. These acrobatic flyers can be very entertaining to watch as hummingbirds have many unique qualities and behaviors including hovering and flying upside down. Hummingbirds require nearly half their...
Sustainable Florida Native Landscaping On Dunedin Green Scene
Natalie Henly of Dunedin speak with Michael Kraus, Craig Wilson and Witney Marsh about Sustainable Florida native landscaping.
Florida Native Gardening Basics – Proper Planting and Maintenance
Gardeners in Florida are lucky to live in a climate where they can grow gorgeous plants that grow nowhere else in the continental United States, such as bougainvilleas or citrus trees that can be left outside year round. However, if the gardener wants these special...