Before I came to work here, I did not associate botanical gardens with fruits and veggies. Flowers? Yes. Cool trees? Absolutely. Tomatoes and kale? Nope. In my mind, those belonged […]
Our DIY Privacy Fence: 9,000 Seeds, 500 Trees, and a Couple of Soggy Pairs of Shoes!
We’re getting new neighbors along the southern edge of our property. Now, if we were like most any other property owner, we’d erect a fence, a wall, or a sound […]
Ready for the Cold Snap? Our Experts Offer 9 Tips for Winter Plant Care in Florida
We bet you bundled up for the latest temperature dip, and we’re doing the same for some of our plants. We use several strategies to protect the Garden from cold […]
Love Eating Figs? We Hope This Doesn’t Change Your Mind.
To say figs are a superfruit would be a bit of an understatement. Packed with vitamins A, C, and K and minerals zinc, copper, manganese, and iron, to name a […]
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Exciting results from the Christmas bird count in the Garden are here
For the past few weeks, birding enthusiasts from across the Western Hemisphere have grabbed binoculars and field journals, assembled into teams, and fanned out to survey our feathered friends. The […]