I love palms. When I purchased my home, the first trees I planted were two Jacarandas and three Queen Palms. Nothing says “hello tropical” better …
The Best Palms in My Central Florida Garden
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Amazing Serendipity. An endangered tillandsia in my driveway!
I have been on my property for twenty-years and have never come across this… an endangered Giant Air Plant. I spotted it out of 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 …
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 …
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 …
Please squeeze the shampoo ginger!
Unlink Mr. Whipple who proclaims, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin,” this ginger is meant to be squeezed! I have had these for at least 15 …
Great Plant Combinations: Gingers, Coleus, Impatiens, & Sweet Potato Vine
Think you can’t have color in the shade? Think again! This combination screams red, white, and green in both leaf color and flowers. The tricolor …
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 …