Adopt-A-Tree 2014
Tallahassee Democrat November 28, 2014 By Stan Rosenthal This year’s Leon County Adopt-A-Tree is the eastern mayhaw. This smaller tree has many common names such as May hawthorn, mayhaw… Read More
Tag: October – December 2014
Black Widow
Tallahassee Democrat October 31, 2014 Photos by Kathy Kinsey and Danie Turner By Kathy Kinsey ‘She was a long cool woman in a black dress’ always comes to mind when I think… Read More
How to Build a Better Brush Pile in Your Yard
Tallahassee Democrat A Place to Hide. Photo by Dave Kinneer (with permission) October 24, 2014 By Karen Rose Now why would you want to do that, when you can build a perfectly… Read More
Bald-Faced Hornet!
Tallahassee Democrat October 19, 2014 Bald-Faced Hornet. Photos by Kathy Kinsey By Kathy Kinsey What’s black and white and meaner than a Yellow Jacket? The Bald-Faced Hornet! Dolichovespula maculate, belonging to the wasp family,… Read More
Favorite Fall Flowers Blooming Now
Tallahassee Democrat October 10, 2014 Brown-eyed susans are favorite flowers in fall gardens. Photo by Mary Ann Tonnacliff By Linda Yates Fall has the last word when it comes to favorite flowers. In… Read More
Saddleback Caterpillar
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 10, 2014 Photos by Kathy Kinsey By Kathy Kinsey Looking like a miniature Yorkie sporting his new Christmas blanket, the saddleback caterpillar is not as innocent… Read More
Moon Gardens!
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 3, 2014, Release for Tallahassee Democrat By Marilyn S. Larson There is something magical about a garden at night. Flowers and shrubs “shine” under the… Read More
Fall Is Great Time for Planting
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 3, 2014 Photo by David W. Marshall: Fall is a great time for planting shrubs and trees as well as winter annuals such as these pansies and diascia flowers…. Read More
Winter Hummingbirds
Tallahassee Democrat December 27, 2013 By Jody Walthall Photo by Fred Bassett: Banding a Calliope Hummingbird Every January Fred Bassett or Fred Dietrich, licensed bird banders and volunteers for the Hummer/Bird Study Group (HBSG), speaks at Native Nurseries…. Read More
Winterizing Garden Tools
Tallahassee Democrat December 20, 2013 By: Taylor Vandiver Photo by: Taylor Vandiver Due to a lack of snow, Florida’s winter landscape chores are relatively uncomplicated. However, that doesn’t mean they’re unimportant. As the growing season comes to a… Read More