For many of us, winter is a busy season in Southwest Florida. The area comes alive with art exhibits, theater productions, and nature walks, to name a few. We enjoy having time to visit with friends ...

Rebecca Heidenreich and Jamie Snider represent a new generation of gardeners eager to go native with their plants. The two young mothers will open their native plant gardens to the visitors of the ...

The term Florida-Friendly Landscape™ (FFL) has been around for decades but there is still some confusion over what such a landscape would look like. I would like to shed some light on why the FFL ...

Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) is a set of nine guiding principles which help protect natural resources and preserve Florida’s unique beauty. A Florida-friendly landscape is beautiful yet saves ...

Unfortunately, none of this makes gardening easier. The sun dries everything out, and sandy soil is generally unfriendly to plants. On top of all that, rain appears out of nowhere. Gardening can ...