Standing tall with a bearded trunk emerging straight from the ground, the Old Man palm is perfect for your seashore residence. Just a heads up, though: This particular Old Man has been known to dominate conversations based on his looks alone. Five-foot spiky flower sprays spring right out of his…
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OK, so you have this beautiful Sarasota landscape but something’s missing. What can you plant in that open area that will shout “Spring!” but then provide nice shade in the fall? Consider the Cassia bakeriana. If a tree can be described as jubilant, this is the one. While the Cassia…
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[caption id="attachment_5579" align="alignleft" width="300"] Potentially Zika Carrying Mosquito[/caption] Doesn’t matter where you see standing water – in your plant saucers, birdbaths or kiddy pool -- you’re looking at a potential breeding ground for a mosquito-borne disease that’s emerging in Florida, Texas, Illinois and New York. As imported cases of Zika…
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Spring has sprung and Florida wildflowers are popping up along roadsides everywhere. Our state wildflower, coreopsis (or tickseed), boasts 15 drought-tolerant species, and one species (Coreopsis floridana) is only found here—nowhere else on the planet. Why the name tickseed? Because the hook-like seed tips can loosen and affix to animals,…
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