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Landscape glass shines brightest when you know how to use it.

Church of St. Patrick in Sarasota: Chunky marmalade-colored glass fringes this fountain area perfectly. Landscape glass is in a class of its own. Also called glass mulch, it can dress up your plant beds or pool area with snap, crackle and pop depending on the style and color you choose.…

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Draecena tricolor shrubs

Draecena Tricolor shrubs spike up Sarasota landscapes with flair.

Ornamental in every way: Draecena Tricolor shrubs with sleek cane trunks burst with color. Draecena Tricolor shrubs, a cultivated variety of Draecena Marginata, are shrubs you can’t shrug off. Their slender shape and showy foliage make them a perfect choice for narrow spaces. Unlike other dracaenas, their narrow-pointed leaves make…

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Florida fall flowers

Florida fall flowers: Don’t fall for these six mistakes.

ArtisTree has worked through 34 Florida fall seasons, and each year we see the same planting mistakes being made. We suspect it’s because summer-weary homeowners are ready to plunge into all that’s fall: football, apple cider and yellow mums. In their zeal, they dash to big-box nurseries to fill their…

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cocoplum shrubs

Cocoplum shrubs add mojo to Sarasota landscapes.

These tall cocoplum shrubs have been sheared for a more manicured look. Cocoplum shrubs have a special charm for the way they can morph right in to your personal tastes. You can either shear them nice and tight for a more formal feel or let their branches flounce out in…

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