What you should know about using native Florida plants in your yard
Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round ...
Hedge your bets: Mix up plant varieties to form a healthy thicket
A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.
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SEE HOW: Wakulla County Garden Club plants more native trees in the county
The garden club got a $500 grant from the Florida Federation of garden clubs to to rejuvenate the gardens at Medart Rec Park.
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Are these non-native species Naughty or nice?
The Florida Native Plant Society defines the phrase Florida native plant as “those species occurring within the state boundaries prior to European contact, according to the best available ...
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Want to learn how to plant a Florida garden? There’s a tour for that
It’s gardening season in South Florida, and the message from gardening experts is clear: Make sure to cultivate native plants that grow harmoniously with fellow shrubs, trees and flowers — and ...
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Inside the grassroots ‘plant rescue ops’ to save Florida’s native species
For 30 years, developers and conservationists fought over the flowered sand banks of Castle Hill in Lake County. As ...
Want to bring butterflies to your yard? Garden tour features Florida native plants
No wonder it’s so easy to fall in love with them. Native plants will win yet more fans when the Conradina Chapter of the ...
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Eight South Florida Plants Get Proposal for Critical Habitat Protection
In response to litigation filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect more than 570,000 acres of habitat for eight imperiled Florida ...