Every year gardeners stress over when to install cold-sensitive plants – and with good reason. When I lived in Polk City years ago, nights in early spring were frosty from April 1-14. So it’s wise for ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

PLANTING PALMS: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe freezes, ...

Palm is big umbrella category that harbors a variety of plant species, many of which are pricey; however, if you can spring for the investment, they do bring a certain something to a space. In fact, ...

Question. Landscapes in our neighborhood have attractive clusters of small pink blooms with blue tips. What is the name and the care needed? Answer. Here is a question for you. What does each of the ...

Have you noticed a lot of plants are over-planted throughout the county? Just look at all the subdivisions with Queen palms planted in every yard and the common areas also. Yet, nature’s way of ...

Talk about shock and awe: Stories abound that describe northern botanists’ first encounters with plant life in tropical climes. The sheer mass and diversity of Equatorial jungles has been ...