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 […]
Plant Care Tips
Pining for Peppers
Simple to grow and delicious to eat, peppers are perfect for container gardening at home. These plants like the long, warm growing season of sunny Southwest Florida. Many varieties of […]
How to Care for Your Plants in a Heat Wave
In this summer of extreme heat and little rain, you may be tempted to grab a hose, saturate your yard, and make up for what Mother Nature hasn’t delivered. Hold […]
Your Winter Veggie Garden, Reimagined
While much of the country is shivering, Floridians are getting ready for growing season and the bountiful winter harvest to come. Florida, in fact, supplies much of the nation’s wintertime […]
10 Tips to Heal Your Home Landscape From Salt and Wind Damage
Put down your pruning shears! Surrender your saw! The trees and shrubs in your yard may look dead in Hurricane Ian’s wake, but many of them are ready to spring […]
Your Water Garden at Home
Dive into this primer with Aquatic Areas Manager Kathy Cahill, and learn how to create your own waterborne utopia. There’s a certain mystique about waterlilies, those stretching, arching dollops of […]
