The cauliflower has a long history of cultivation in the Old World but is now a worldwide favorite amongst Cole crops. All Cole crops – cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards and kale – originated from one plant ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
At least initially, it seems that some pests were blown away by Hurricane Ian. Once such pest in my yard was the Sri Lankan Weevil. I had a small infestation that I was managing by hand-picking. The Sri Lankan weevil or Myllocerus ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
While many landscape plants have one or more common names that people recognize, the pittosporum is most often called just “pittosporum”. Many other names such as the Japanese mock-orange, Japanese pittosporum, and tobira have ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
It has been an interesting 2022 gardening year beginning with a hard freeze and finishing up with a hurricane, but 2023 is ready for cultivation and planting! Take time for some personal horticultural reflection and goal setting in the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
When you imagine the perfect small palm, you might think of one around ten feet tall, with deep-green, feather-like arching fronds about five feet long emerging from a bright green crownshaft on a gray trunk about six inches wide topped ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
If you want a small “living” table- top Christmas tree for the Holidays, the Norfolk Island pine will likely fit the bill. Easy to maintain for many years in a container, the Norfolk Island pine (a conifer, but not really a true pine) ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Relatively tiny as compared to other palms, the pygmy date palm is perhaps one of the most popular palms in Florida – highly wind resistant, too! Its slow growth, feather-like fronds and petite height make the pygmy date palm a great specimen ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Are you a candidate for the Charlotte County Master Gardener Volunteer Program? Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people? Do you like searching for answers to gardening questions that you or others have? If so, you may be just who ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
The hurricane blew a lot of leaves away from shrubs revealing hidden gems normally nestled out of sight. One of these oddities that has caught my eye is called the whisk fern. This unusual native fern is also called the skeleton fork ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
So, you are interested in a hedge, but also a tree that is fairly wind-resistant? Perhaps you would like a Podocarpus which can be used either as a hedge, a screen or even as a tree. Read further for more information on this very popular ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes