Christmas may carry a distinctly northern bias—snow and reindeer and all—but for holiday-hued landscapes and floral arrangements, turn to the tropics. In tandem with our annual winter celebration, Johnsonville Night […]
Plant Profile
Where the Begonias Grow
From stems to shrubs to perpetual bloomers, these distinctive plants have won the heart of the Garden’s Curator. Yours might just be next. Liz Chehayl remembers meeting a begonia collector […]
A Toast to Our First Breadfruit Harvest
Photos by John Eder My office can feel a little bit like a botanical newsroom. Today’s headline: We Have Breadfruit! Matt Herrman, Curator of Special Collections, visits me to deliver […]
Bromeliads Bursting in Air
As a photographer, I’m a pretty basic person. Mostly, I just want my pictures to look good. My ideal scenario is to find subjects that are interesting, maybe pretty, and, […]
Florida cranberries?
The plant that flavors Ankrolab Brewing Company’s new, limited release “Hibiscus Kiss” is an edible shrub grown in the Garden and dubbed “Florida cranberry” for its crimson color and subtle […]
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 […]
