“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 […]
The challenges of gardening without volunteers
The plants know that something has changed at Naples Botanical Garden. Little weeds grow bigger. Spent flowers wither on their stems. Vines climb up signs. What is missing in the […]
