The purple-haired leaf peepers certainly don’t arrive by the busloads for North Florida’s fall foliage, but that does not mean we don’t have our own version of colorful foliage. It is more like late ...

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 ...

When you step outside or drive through Jacksonville and admire the lush plants you see, thank Henry Nehrling. The botanist's work, and his tropical paradise, touches the lives of most of us in Florida ...

A decorative plant found on highway medians in South Florida contains chemicals that can stop your heart. A bush with flamboyantly drooping flowers serves as a cheap hallucinogen for teenagers, who ...

"The right plant for the right spot." Sandy Ball has been gardening her whole life, and this is her mantra. Ball, a certified master gardener at Sun Harbour Nursery in Indian Harbour Beach, said this ...

Several people I know are never satisfied with the current state of their homes. From simply moving furniture around to redoing kitchens to building mother-in-law suites, their houses constantly ...