Mark your calendars! Florida-Friendly Garden Fest is April 27, 2024 at Centennial Park, 1120 Centennial Blvd. Port Charlotte, FL 33953, from 9am-2pm. Free admission. Master Gardener Plant Sale Plant vendors Garden art, pottery, and ... READ MORE
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Flowering trees have seasonal blooms that we look forward to every year. You know it is coming, but once in bloom the colors wake up the landscape like a floral beacon. The purple trumpet tree – aka - Handroanthus impetiginosus (formerly ... READ MORE
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We live in a gigantic garden here in Charlotte County divided only by fences and roads. In landscapes, gas stations parking lots, and other assorted sites you are likely to see common landscape materials such as dwarf variegated schefflera, ... READ MORE
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You have probably seen this orchid as you stroll down garden center aisles. It is not as fancy as the other striking orchids – Cattleya or Phalaenopsis. Rather petite in nature, this orchid is eye-catching in its own way with small, ... 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 tips, suggestions and strategies that will make your landscaping experience in Southwest Florida the best in 2024 – we ... READ MORE
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What is catching my eye in our landscapes these days? Bright and beautiful bougainvillea, of course! Bougainvillea are blooming profusely right now and will continue on through the winter for eight weeks or more. Perfect as a flowering ... READ MORE
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While most gardeners grow the red firecracker plant as a weeping shrub with a very unique appearance, the yellow version is less common, but worth a look. The lanky, multi-stemmed, three- to four-foot-long branches are normally covered ... READ MORE
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Blue is an important color in the landscape that is not provided by many flowers in our plant palette. One plant that has been around for decades and is still popular supplies blue flowers in abundance – the genus Evolvulus or Brazilian ... READ MORE
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The botanical name given to plants is always exacting in that no matter where you are in the world, the Latin name is used. Common names associated with plants often get in the way and can introduce confusion, but they also can bring descriptive ... READ MORE
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Again - under the umbrella of variety – I wanted to bring to your attention the fact that many common landscape plants can come in different color variations to the benefit of your plant palette. One such plant which I have written about ... READ MORE
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