We knew the homeowner was joking when he called the brown spots on his lawn “crop circles caused by aliens." But he did have a point. Brown spots do seem to come out of nowhere and seemingly overnight. But there’s really no mystery to them, and with all this rain…
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The rain started pouring and I had a decision to make: either tell our landscape-maintenance crew to finish mowing as fast as it could, or just call it a day and come back the next morning. The showers slowed for a bit, but the skies didn’t look good and I…
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A local magazine writer in Sarasota emailed me last week to say she had a quick question: “I’m trying to find which are the five most common types of grass planted for landscaping. Which of these five would be great for houses with a few kids (that would end up…
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When Tropical Storm Debby blew through, one Sarasota couple was relieved that their neighborhood didn’t get flooded. But their beautiful Glaucous cassia -- aka scrambled egg tree -- was not so lucky. Within minutes it seemed to faint to the ground, its long brilliant clusters of flowers fanned out like…
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Q: I’ve seen a strange-looking tree on my drives around town -- thorns seem to be growing out of the trunks. Could you tell me more about this tree? I’m new to Southwest Florida and this looks like something I might like to put in my large backyard if it’s…
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