Landscaping with larval host wildflowers and ground covers in Florida is an excellent way to support local ecosystems and promote biodiversity, especially for butterflies, moths, and other pollinators. Many butterflies and moths lay their eggs on specific host plants,...
The Coontie is real special because it is Florida’s only native cycad. Cycads are considered among the most ancient of all plants and are often referred to as living fossils. The cycad plant family is often confused with palms and ferns but they all have a central...
It's important to know which plants are at risk during frosty or freezing weather. Check out this infograhpic for more information to see if your plants are at risk.
Fakahatchee Grass (tripsacum dactyloides), alternately also referred to as Eastern Gamagrass, is an extremely popular Florida native ornamental grass. This grass is evergreen in sub-tropical areas and has bright green blades with a serrated edge. They grow in rounded...
Our gardens can be a living landscape full of varied plants and trees that act as a refuge for birds, mammals and insects. Large or small, all gardens are crucial in giving nature a helping hand. By making clever choices for your gardens, borders and herb patches and...
The hurricane season began on June 1st. Plan ahead and prepare your landscape for severe thunderstorms and tropical weather.
Firebush (Hamelia patens) is a perennial. A semi-woody shrub, native to South Florida that can grow to about 5-10 ft. tall in height. Also called scarlet bush, its bright red-orange tubular flowers bloom from late spring till the first frost and attract butterflies,...
