From stems to shrubs to perpetual bloomers, these distinctive plants have won the heart of the Garden’s Curator. Yours might just be next. Liz Chehayl remembers meeting a begonia collector […]
Native Pawpaw Flourishes After Fire
Following the Garden’s prescribed fires of 2023, netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata), a native Florida plant that we’re tracking and tending as part of a North American agricultural initiative, is suddenly […]
Blazes Spark New Life in Preserve
Garden conservationists and FGCU students track surge in key species following prescribed burn Fire used to be a natural phenomenon in our landscape—during the first storms of summer, lightning strikes […]
Leave Your Leaf Litter
Between the natural shedding that occurs in fall—one of several times a year here in the tropics—and trees’ reactions to Hurricane Milton, you might notice leaves raining on your yard. […]
From the Fogg Café Family to Yours
Just one bite into her family’s time-tested chicken verde flautas transports Veronica Ramirez to another time and place: “It is a constant unaltered memory to this day … the savory […]
Protecting Water with Plants: A How-To Guide for SWFL Homeowners
We’ve received nearly 80 inches of rainfall at the Garden in 2024—some 30 inches more than the 30-year average, according to our rain gauge, which is part of a National […]
