Jessica DeYoung, the Garden’s Conservation Horticulture Manager, explains why she collects native plant seeds for our seed bank and, someday, your yard I’m wandering down an animal trail, weaving between […]
Hurricane Demonstrates Imperative to Conserve Plants Before They’re Gone
A few species of plants once easy to spot appear to be missing — or at least not as readily visible as they once were. Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida […]
Saving a Spider That’s Anything but Spooky
Talk about a plant with a sense of place. Hymenocallis puntagordensis is a flowering perennial found only in … have you guessed … Charlotte County, the region north of us […]
Waterlilies: Beauty, With Some Serious Ecosystem Brawn
The state of Florida is home to over 7,800 freshwater lakes, 1,700 streams and rivers, 1,000 springs, and 11 million acres of natural wetlands. While our beaches speak for themselves, […]
Documenting a Prescribed Burn
Being Naples Botanical Garden’s staff photographer and videographer is a dream job. I get to do a lot of different stuff, including chronicling Garden staff’s wide-ranging projects, taking portraits of […]
Tickle Your Taste Buds With These Mexican Herbs
How to cultivate and cook with these flavorful plants There are a bevy of herbs synonymous with our favorite Mexican cuisine. What might surprise you is their origin. While some […]
