Shrubs and grasses: our great connectors at ground level. These types of plants will dominate the square footage of most landscapes as they work their way around trees, structures, paved surfaces, and parameters linking all these different elements like a cohesive...
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Attracting Hummingbirds with Florida Native Plants
Hummingbirds are some of the most desired and sought out backyard birds. These acrobatic flyers can be very entertaining to watch as hummingbirds have many unique qualities and behaviors including hovering and flying upside down. Hummingbirds require nearly half their...
Sustainable Florida Native Landscaping On Dunedin Green Scene
Natalie Henly of Dunedin speak with Michael Kraus, Craig Wilson and Witney Marsh about Sustainable Florida native landscaping.
Florida Native Gardening Basics – Proper Planting and Maintenance
Gardeners in Florida are lucky to live in a climate where they can grow gorgeous plants that grow nowhere else in the continental United States, such as bougainvilleas or citrus trees that can be left outside year round. However, if the gardener wants these special...
Native Plants Can Help Declining Pollinators Thrive
Native crops require pollination. Various insects and animals, including honey bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, bats, and birds, complete the pollinator-plant ecosystem by carrying pollen for reproduction. And each pollinator depends on a different selection of...
Florida Native Garden: How to Reduce Water Use
Things can get very dry in Florida. If you are trying to grow a garden or a yard of lush, green grass, it will demand that you water regularly and without end. Florida is constantly in a drought with water tables never able to fully recover from modern day...
Stormscaping – Getting Ready for Hurricane Season
Florida sees a lot of severe weather; especially from June 1 – November 30. Whether it is storms, winds, hail or hurricanes Florida braces for it during these 6 months. According to Robert Garcia, the National Weather Service meteorologist, Florida reportedly...