I you have seen a dwarf chenille plant; you can easily understand why the word “chenille” is French for caterpillar. This colorful groundcover plant is covered with up to two-inch-long red to pink fluffy caterpillar-like flowers arrayed ... READ MORE
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While I have written about the often-underutilized plant called crossandra a couple of times already, I just saw some at a local garden center which inspired me to highlight this unique plant once again. Crossandra is an ideal companion ... READ MORE
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While the plumbago cultivar ‘Imperial Blue’ was my first must-have flowering shrub years ago, I wanted to mix-up my plant palette with its bright white alter ego called ‘Alba’. Mixing blue and white flowers is a natural win in ... READ MORE
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Several orange Geiger trees planted at our office site here in Centennial Park in 2019 were subsequently damaged or frozen to the ground in a January 2022 freeze. Orange Geiger trees or Cordia sebestena are very sensitive to the cold and ... READ MORE
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A native wild shrub that has worked its way into the nursery trade - and our hearts - is the wild coffee. While it is a plant native to Florida, it is not coffee. However, it is an attractive shrub resembling the gardenia, a close relative. ... READ MORE
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Florida is home to several native palms of interest including the one named after Charles H. Wright, a 19th-century American botanist - Acoelorrhaphe wrightii aka Paurotis palm aka Everglades palm. You have likely driven by a one or ... READ MORE
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The New Year is a great time to make some horticultural resolutions that will benefit any landscape. Let's look at some resources that will make your landscaping experience in Southwest Florida the best in 2025 – we can help! The overarching ... READ MORE
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I have written about this ornamental grass several times in the recent past but wanted to alert everyone of the fall show provided by this native plant. Despite the hurricanes, if you have seen a pinkish hue in area landscapes you are ... READ MORE
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Another plant that you have seen in so many garden centers that you may have become “plant blind” to them is the Plectranthus – especially one called ‘Mona Lavender’. ‘Mona Lavender’ is a cultivar that is commonly available ... READ MORE
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Each hurricane leaves its own signature on the landscape. Milton left us with widespread leaf scorch and saltwater inundation damage marring our once-beautiful landscapes. Things may look bad, but we can look to the future for some recovery ... READ MORE
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