It’s likely that many of you have experienced Naples Botanical Garden by day — with its expansive green spaces, plush petals set against smooth palms, splashes of pink blooms nestled […]
Tracing the Roots of Today’s Orchid Obsession
I was introduced to orchids as a child, though I did not know it at the time. I remember my grandmother pointing out a cluster of delicate flowers in the […]
Botanical Gardens Protect Wildlife, Too!
Seventeen pairs of eyes recently scanned our scrubby flatwoods habitat, heads down, eyes peeled, looking for displaced sand and gently sloped, half-moon-shaped burrows — telltale signs of gopher tortoises. These […]
Galangal, Anyone? Discover the Garden’s Bounty From the Everyday to the Exotic
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 […]
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