World Famous GRIMAL GROVE After 160mph Winds Video
This legendary tropical fruit property in the Florida Keys had a massive hurricane roll throughRead More…
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Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco
Reaching a height of 15 feet and a spread of 15 feet, salt-tolerant Cocoplum growsRead More…
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Sabal Palmetto or Cabbage Palm
The sabal palm, or cabbage palm, is native to Florida and coastal regions of NorthRead More…
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Mangrove Black – White – Red – the Protector of Our Florida Keys Coastlines
The Mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term isRead More…
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American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana a Florida Keys Favorite
Beautyberry a rapidly-growing North American native forms a rather loosely-arranged, rounded shrub, five to eightRead More…
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Coontie in the Florida Keys Yard
Sunshine State gardeners have rediscovered the Florida coontie (Figure 1) as a native plant wellRead More…
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Monroe County Master Gardeners – 13 Plant Clinics April to June
The Monroe County Master Gardeners are holding 13 plant clinics at three locations this springRead More…
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Native Plants Take a Stand Against Hurricanes
Many Florida Keys property owners will be tasked with replacing landscaping damaged by Hurricane Irma.Read More…
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Black Torch – A Beach Lover That Can Be Used As A Torch
Black torch shrub (Erithalis fruticosa) is threatened in Florida because the coastal hammocks in whichRead More…
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Celebrate Sea Grapes – Beauty Nostalgia of Old South Florida
Visitors to the Florida Keys see them as robust shrubs and trees with large, round,Read More…
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Gumbo Limbo – Not a New Dance But Good for Native Landscaping
These days, most merry-go-round horses are made from molded fiberglass and plastic. However, in theRead More…
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Florida Keys Cacti – Barbed-Wire and Florida Semaphore Cactus
While many folks associate cactus with the sand and heat of a desert in theRead More…
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Create an Oasis for Butterflies in Your Florida Keys Landscape
Most of us have heard the saying, “Build it and they will come.” Can weRead More…
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Plants Iguanas and Key Deer Ignore or Eat
Iguanas and Key Deer are plant eating animals and will eat many kinds of plants.Read More…
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Mangoes As Money Makes The Most Of A Fruity Season
South Floridians are no strangers to mangoes – the time of year when round colorfulRead More…
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Health Can Bloom in the Florida Keys Home Garden
No one thinks of the Florida Keys as a major farming community anymore, but itRead More…
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Poisonwood: The Good The Bad and The Ugly
More than 150 native plants call the Florida Keys their home and a few peopleRead More…
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Stock Island Nursery Cultivates Rare and Endangered Plants
The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is a Stock Island nursery that isRead More…
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DOT Gives 4 Miles of Islamorada U.S. 1 a New Bloom
Rows of new pink bougainvillea and other plants now line four miles of the IslamoradaRead More…
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Dahoon Holly is Tolerant and Colorful
Pagans wore holly in their hair to ward off evil spirits and gave it asRead More…
