Hard to believe that ArtisTree Lead Mechanic Gordon Griffin’s first set of tools was a pile of rocks, but when you’re five years old and living in a one traffic-light town, you learn to be resourceful -- especially if you think your daddy’s push mower needs a few minor adjustments.…
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Need a cool-weather flowering plant for your Southwest Florida garden? Consider the showy Philippine violet for its flush of lavender blossoms (white or pink varieties are also available). Its fast-growing habit in the fall and early winter makes it a superb addition for a hedge or naturalized area. A shrinking…
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“I wish I could take the batteries out, but I can’t.” Anyone who knows ArtisTree Purchasing Manager Maria Muhlhahn knows her words ring true. A super-charged champion of plants since her childhood days on a farm in southern England, Maria focuses all her energies on two simple things: learning about…
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What’s that you see on your thinning oleanders? Is it the pesky pest Syntomeida epilais Walker, more commonly known as the oleander caterpillar? Or the spotted oleander caterpillar moth? If you live in Southwest Florida, you’re probably seeing an infestation of oleander caterpillars (no spots). If this critter with its…
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She grew up in Xalapa, Veracruz -- a shy little girl who played with her brother’s trucks in a city ringed by volcanoes and cloud forest. Her brother would become a lawyer, her sister a dentist -- and Blanca, the quiet middle child, would become one of the most welcoming…
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