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 ...
Want to learn how to plant a Florida garden? There’s a tour for that
Visitors will see six central Palm Beach County gardens filled with native plants during the annual tour this month.
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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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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 ...
Why this surprising winter garden plant ‘merits a gardener’s lust’
I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...
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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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Eight South Florida Plants Get Proposal for Critical Habitat Protection
“These beautiful plants are part of what makes South Florida so special,” said Elise Bennett ... The Everglades bully had been a candidate for protection since 2004. The shrub is native to Miami-Dade ...
Invasive plants: What harm can they do to people, pets and Florida's natural areas, yards?
First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, ...