Fresh water has become a precious commodity in many parts of the world. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, “Florida’s current fresh water …
The Five Thirstiest Plants in My Yard
gardening
Extending another bed and planting soft touch hollies
There’s one part of my yard, behind the loropetalum hedge and under the beautiful Bismarck palm that is in a tight space that is tough …
Training my Hurricane Katrina rose to climb a post
I just purchased a new Peggy Martin (a.k.a. Hurricane Katrina) climbing rose. I have plenty of room for bush roses, but not a lot of …
Taming the Jungle and Replacing it with Oakleaf Hollies
Well, I have another area of my yard that needs a drastic revision. I have been working on my sun garden island, and now my …
Planting daylilies in a mixed border
Neither snow, nor rain… nor hurricane Ian. The postal service delivered my mail order daylilies from Ladybug Daylily farm in central Florida faster than I …
Mistletoe Madness from Hurricane Ian
Pasco county, in the northern part of the greater Tampa metro area, was spared the brunt of the near cat 5 hurricane Ian. We were …
Collecting tree seeds for plant propagation
While pruning my pygmy date palm, I noticed it had seeded. Which, I thought was totally weird because, earlier this summer, I saw that the …
Hang a tillandsia xerographica and a staghorn fern from a tree
A girlfriend gifted me a staghorn fern a couple of years ago. I hung it on an oak using wire. Since then, it’s had a …
Evergreens for central Florida
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-, …
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 …