Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical with ...

Driving around the county, I routinely spot invasive exotic plants like Brazilian Pepper (the poster child of invasive exotic plants in Florida), Schefflera, Castor bean, Asparagus densiflorus ...

Central Floridians have an opportunity this weekend to go home with new plants for their landscaping needs while helping the Sunshine State’s natural environment. A Florida native plants sale offers ...

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 steer ...

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

For 30 years, developers and conservationists fought over the flowered sand banks of Castle Hill in Lake County. As construction crews move in, a driven group of plant experts and retirees races to ...

Now that temperatures are dipping ever so slightly, gardeners are getting ready to get their hands dirty for a new season of freshly planted fall foliage. If you’re new to South Florida or new to ...

The UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Master Gardener Volunteers will hold their 2024 Spring Plant Sale from 8 to 11 a.m. May 18 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical ...

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 ...

While I’ll always miss the daffodils, tulips and peonies that are harbingers of spring in the Northeast, I am constantly delighted by the explosion of color in my native Florida garden. In a ...

Leafy green with tiny, red fruits, the Brazilian peppertree is a land manager’s enemy. Parts of the plant can be toxic to birds and cause rashes in humans, but that’s not why it raises concern. It’s ...