ArtisTree Lawn & Ornamental Manager Carl Sikkema's extensive experience includes turf management, identifying pest/health issues, and customer education. Carl is BMP-certified and bi-lingual in Spanish. Virginia Creeper vine often treats SW Florida residents to a brilliant color show when temperatures drop. But it's almost always misidentified, so every fall and…
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Dipladenia, a lovely flowering vine belonging to the Mandevilla genus, adorns countless Sarasota landscapes with colorful, trumpet-like flowers and rich green foliage. But if you mention it to ArtisTree’s Plantopinons experts, prepare to step back because petals might fly. Welcome to our Dipladenia Debate. Dipladenia is a bit "shrubbier" than…
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Monstera philodendrons are perfect for those wanting to Tarzan-up their southwestern Florida landscapes. Just place this exotic tropical flora in a shady space, and you’ll soon have your own little jungle landscape to enjoy as wild or tame as you want it to be. Monstera philodendrons encircle a stunning Queen…
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Bleeding Heart Vine might look fragile and delicate, but wait ‘til you see it twist up a trellis. This Florida climber can hold its own against the more well-known allamanda, bougainvillea and Rangoon creeper twining through Southwest Florida, and here’s why. For starters, Bleeding Heart Vine is frilly but fierce.…
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