Some days it’s easy to read Mother Nature and tell our mow crews to go home -- especially during Florida's rainy season when lightening threatens and lawns become waterlogged. We certainly don't want to endanger our crews or damage lawns with deep mower ruts. For the most part, property managers…
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ArtisTree’s award-winning designers are always hunting for a blue-ribbon shrub for Southwest Florida’s landscapes and climate, and pineapple guava comes up a winner every time. Its attractive silvery foliage, pink flowers with burgundy stamens and edible fruits entice humans, bees and butterflies alike. The sweetly tangy flowers (appearing April through…
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South Florida native Firebush, with its tubular reddish-orange flowers, is an easy-to-grow plant attractive to myriad butterflies and hummingbirds (birds also like to feed on its berries). Not only does its natural look work in any home landscape, but it also requires very little attention once established. Interestingly, extracts of…
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Add the iconic fragrance of Chanel No. 5 to your Florida landscape with the Ylang ylang (pronounced EE-lang EE-lang) tree. Native to the rain forests of tropical Asian countries, this fast-growing ornamental tree has long, drooping branches which produce fragrant, chartreuse blossoms that take on a dark yellow hue just…
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