Loose, flowing, delicate leaflets, a light, airy, low-branching growth habit with pendulous branch-tips, and a profusion of small, slightly fragrant, yellow blooms combine to create this popular, small landscape tree. Quickly ... READ MORE
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Although a vigorous twining vine, the native trumpet honeysuckle does not spread out of control quite as easily as Japanese honeysuckle. The delicate but striking, two-inch-long, tapered, trumpet-shaped crimson blooms appear from ... READ MORE
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This slow-growing, small, rounded evergreen shrub is ideal for any sunny garden. The neat, compact growth habit seldom needs pruning and the low profile makes Indian Hawthorn well-suited as dense, large-scale groundcovers, low dividers, or informal ... READ MORE
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This cultivar of the deciduous North American native tree reaches 15 feet in height with a spread of 10 to 15 feet and forms a broad, rounded canopy over a slender, grey trunk. The trifoliate, four to six-inch-long leaves emerge a bright yellow ... READ MORE
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By Ralph E. Mitchell While periwinkles (aka vinca) are known for taking hot summers, they often don’t do well with too much moisture and resulting disease susceptibility. As a result, they often succumb to various foliar and root rot ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesBy Ralph E. Mitchell While periwinkles (aka vinca) are known for taking hot summers, they often don’t do well with too much moisture and resulting disease susceptibility. As a result, they often succumb to various foliar and root rot fungal ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesWhile periwinkles (aka vinca) are known for taking hot summers, they often don’t do well with too much moisture and resulting disease susceptibility. As a result, they often succumb to various foliar and root rot fungal problems. The beautiful ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesBy Ralph E. Mitchell You may have noticed a few types of shrubs in our area which are either suffering from dieback, or completely ending up dead. There has been a lot of debate about what is the root cause of this decline ranging from ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseBy Ralph E. Mitchell As you are driving around Charlotte County, you probably don’t give a second look to the structure of our trees – they tend to just blend into the background. However, if you look carefully you might see a defect ... READ MORE
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It is hard to think of a more beautiful small tree than fringetree when it is in full bloom. The upright oval to rounded form adds dark green color in summer and bright white flowers in spring. The pure white, slightly fragrant ... READ MORE
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