Weeds, weeds, and more weeds. My lawn is all Bahia which is a great grass for farmland pastures. I am not a lawn person, so …
Create a circle lawn with brick mow strip
How I almost killed my entire crepe myrtle delivery
Crepe myrtles have been making me drool lately. Red ones, lavender ones, pink ones, and even white ones. Ones with green leaves, red leaves, and …
Transform an area into a tropical oasis
There’s an area next to the RV where I started to create a shade garden. I put in my cheap plastic greenhouse so that I …
10 Easy Plants to Propagate in Zone 9B
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 …
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 …