Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical with ...

Florida's sunshine isn't the only thing that never takes a break here. Your garden can burst with color all year long if you ...

While I’ll always miss the daffodils, tulips and peonies that are harbingers of spring in the Northeast, I am constantly delighted by the explosion of color in my native Florida garden. In a ...

The purple-haired leaf peepers certainly don’t arrive by the busloads for North Florida’s fall foliage, but that does not mean we don’t have our own version of colorful foliage. It is more like late ...

Several people I know are never satisfied with the current state of their homes. From simply moving furniture around to redoing kitchens to building mother-in-law suites, their houses constantly ...

There seems to be an increased focus on using plants native to Florida in my landscape. What exactly is a “native” plant, and are there benefits to using them? You are correct that there is a steadily ...

Gardening for wildlife at home brings me great joy. At one time I thought I needed to visit a park to see amazing things. I still love parks — they are far more biologically rich than my yard — but I ...

Today’s guest was long time grower Manny Herrera. Florida has dozens of native species of carnivorous plants––more than any other state in the United States—including sundews, butterworts, ...

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice this week to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for the Everglades bully, Big Pine partridge pea and ...