Another plant up for your consideration for this coming summer is called the fan flower or Scaevola aemula. Not to be confused with the Beach Naupaka or Scaevola taccada – a local invasive plant found in many local coastal areas - the ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Two universal truths about lawns – there is no perfect grass, they all have their advantages and disadvantages, and lawns go from order to disorder over a period of time unless you step in and make corrections while they are small. St. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn
While some flowers may be considered old-fashioned, they are still around for a reason – they look good! And as new generations are introduced to old favorites – many of which have new looks – the adoption and appreciation continues. ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Yellow and orange flowering plants bring a bright and cheery appearance to any garden. Bulbine is one such plant that makes a very useful groundcover with yellow and orange flowers, an interesting succulent foliage texture, and a care-free ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Asiatic jasmine is a common groundcover used in many local landscapes that can in fact make a nice turf alternative in selected sites. Actually, not related to jasmine – so don’t count on the flowers - Asiatic jasmine is a groundcover ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, 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
What is smaller than a shrub? A shrublet of course! One of my favorite shrublets is called false heather or Cuphea hyssopifolia, a native of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. There is no better small groundcover with very fine leaves ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
By Ralph E. Mitchell Most of us recognize sunflowers for their height and massive flowers. Take that image of a sunflower, miniaturize it and turn it into a groundcover, and you have something special! One of the best groundcovers available ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Have you read about the reed orchid? This orchid may be more common than you think. A very affordable type of ground or terrestrial orchid, this little beauty is sometimes seen at garden centers, at plant sales, and even as a random plant ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
By Ralph E. Mitchell Why would anyone want to plant peanuts in their landscape? I'm not recommending that you plant regular peanuts as a landscape groundcover alternative to turf, but rather perennial peanuts which feature butter-yellow ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn