What’s grabbing my attention in the garden in March is lemongrass. Once again, it needs a haircut. It’s about four feet tall and just as wide. It’s looking like a long-haired hippy freak and needs a trim. I’ll take my loppers and cut ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
https://youtu.be/Wrz2LYuKLsM The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles can be applied to your edible plants too! Watch our webinar recording to learn how to choose low maintenance Florida-Friendly plants for your area. We also teach ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Herbs for the Holidays The smell of pine, cedar, cinnamon, rosemary, cloves and citrus along with the aromas of food baking and sparkling lights puts one in the holiday mood! Save money by decorating with herbs and spice you have in your pantry. ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Work & Life
Cilantro or coriander (Coriandrum sativum) can be grown as an alternative crop which can be grown alongside your collard greens this winter. Coriander was named after the bedbug emitting the same odor, and it is commonly named cilantro. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
A: Most likely you are doing nothing wrong; thyme is notorious for being difficult and slow to grow from seed. The easiest thing to do is get it from cuttings or small plants. You can find them at local garden centers are specific times of the ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: The mints are some of the most easy-to-grow perennial herbs for Florida gardens. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) and peppermint (M. piperita) are two of the more popular along with apple and orange mints. I have seen chocolate mint and several ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A: The herb borage, Borago officinalis, is a reseeding annual herb. The leaves can be eaten raw or sautéed like spinach or added to cheese, fish, or poultry dishes. In addition, like many other herbs, it can be added to enhance the flavor of ... READ MORE
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Thyme is a genus of about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbs in the family Lamiaceae and native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Ancient Egyptians used thyme in embalming. The ancient Greeks used it in their baths and burnt it as incense ... READ MORE
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Salvia officinalis is an aromatic, rather woody perennial shrub in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to the shores of the northern Mediterranean. Its common names include culinary sage, common garden sage, or garden sage. The word “sage” ... READ MORE
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