Photos by John Eder If a botanical garden is a museum of plants, surely our 90-acre Preserve comprises its galleries. In a moderate timespan — 60 to 90 minutes depending […]
Fogg Burger
Spring in Southwest Florida is cause for celebration, punctuated with longer days and the coastal breeze. With extended after-hours events, now is the time to savor our seasonal favorites by […]
The Orchid Doctors
Every week, staff freshen up the LaGrippe Orchid Garden by replacing waning orchids with blooms in their prime. But what happens to all those spent plants? Are they doomed to […]
Behind the Scenes, Yet Front and Center
Stephen Jurek explains the unique role he and his team play. When there’s a big project in the Garden, you can bet that you’ll find the four-member Horticulture Maintenance Team […]
Why is “cotton” blowing around the Garden?
Are those cotton balls in the sky? Look to the canopy of the Performance Lawn or Irma’s Garden and you may be wondering just that. The fiber tufts clinging to […]
Writing an Instruction Manual for Coastal Plants
Bay cedar (Suriana maritima) is an important native coastal species. Hardy and dense, the shrub protects from shoreline erosion, provides a larval food source for two types of butterflies, and […]
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