Have a bunch of bare spots in the garden that need to be filled in without breaking the bank? Clone new plants from the ones …
10 Easy Plants to Propagate in Zone 9B
HELP! My stepfather committed CREPE MURDER!
As a former master gardener, it was drilled into my head NOT to commit crepe murder by hacking the branches off the tree. We were …
U.S.F. Botanical Gardens Tour
While Sabina and I were at the plant sale on June 24th, we toured the botanical gardens. My favorite section was the bromeliads but the …
USF Botanical Gardens Summer Plant Sale
Today, Sabina and I went to the plant sale at the USF Botanical Gardens. It was an overcast day (thankfully) and the event was well …
Wow! The moon garden changed a lot in one year.
Last year, I decided to fix up an area of my side yard that was left natural and appeared to me to be unkempt. At …
Private RV pad makeover with landscaping
We needed a place to store our recreational vehicle. I didn’t know where to put it. I had no idea what was needed. I just …
Mail Order Lilies! YES! (and other Florida bulbs and tubers)
Drifts of orange day lilies are just so gorgeous up north. We certainly have some great bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes that I simply adore here …
March/April Winter Clean-up
April 17, 2022: It’s a month since the last potential frost day (St. Patty’s Day). All of the plants I thought may not have survived …
Protect these zone 9 plants from winter freeze
Many of the plants in Florida’s zone 9 gardens welcome the respite of cooler winter temperatures. However, there are several plants sold in local nurseries …
Invasive Plants in My Yard
There are several plants I have in my yard that are deemed noxious weeds. Several of them I planted myself through ignorance. Others just popped …