A well-designed garden requires plants that provide structure and interest year-round. And because layers are so important, planting evergreens of different heights in the fore-, …
Evergreens for central Florida
Purchasing an antique water pump as garden decor
Since we trenched for new water lines, I have been trying to come up with clever ways to make hose posts. Many of the posts …
Mail Order Bromeliads Rock!
Well, the bro bug has bitten me. I think it’s been brewing for a while… probably since I saw a living wall video and another …
How to Assemble & Install a Hanging Basket on a Shepherd’s Hook
I love adding layers to the garden. An easy trick to help with height while you’re waiting for shrubs to mature is to put in …
Sowing flower seeds
Where I live, north of Tampa, Florida, is agricultural zone 9b. This means, the lowest temperatures are 25°F to 20°F. The past couple of years, …
Dividing bromeliads
Attending the USF Bromeliad Bash has inspired me to create better bromeliad displays. The first step is to divide a couple of the existing species …
USF’s Bromeliad Bash
I have been looking for a huge bromeliad ever since I decided not to purchase an $80 bromeliad that was ginormous from a local nursery …
Should you purchase cuttings and plants from etsy or ebay?
I am part of a central Florida gardening group on facebook. One woman from Lutz, just south of me but also in zone 9B, had …
See what grew in my cedar raised bed through this brutally hot summer
Not many of your typical garden edibles survive the brutal heat of the summer or the incessant torrents of rain. That’s why, today, Labor Day, …
Mystery Plant SOLVED!!!
There’s been a strappy leafed plant popping up for at least five years since I put the front walkway in. It faithfully reemerges each spring, …