Get creative with this DIY Mother’s Day gift idea. It’s beautiful, and best of all, anyone can create it! Allow yourself a couple days to collect your blooms and press […]
Plumeria in Bloom: A Comeback Story
“The plumeria are just starting to bloom,” began an email that landed in my inbox a few weeks ago. We’re plant people, so such communications are not uncommon. But there […]
Color your world: agave
Download, print, and color this agave made by the Garden’s own Donnamarie Richmond. Then share with us on social media with #StayPlanted! About the Artist Donnamarie Richmond is Education Programs […]
The unexpected art of flower pounding
We have a treat for you today. It involves smashing stuff. With rocks. Cathartic, right? As soon as the Garden closed last month, our Education and Visitor Experience team dug […]
V for Victory Gardens
Our team reported to Bonita Springs Elementary School Thursday morning, their cars loaded with seedlings—tomatoes, eggplants, okra, mustard and kale, a little over 500 in all—to offer families who’d arrive […]
Making rope from a sabal palmetto
Sabal palmetto is Florida’s state tree — although, like all palms, it’s not a tree at all. Palms are actually in the grass family! One fun thing you can do […]