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
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
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
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
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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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
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
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
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
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
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
The coontie is one of the most appreciated and acceptable native plants for landscaping in our area. Every garden center has some in stock and the coontie’ s unique beauty is its selling point. The horticultural qualities as a Florida-Friendly ... READ MORE
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Many native plants offer an interesting and useful palette of selections to enhance our landscapes and garden designs. Some native plants look nicer than others and one such plant that offers great ornamental appeal and “beauty” is ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes