We’ll be honest with you. ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design always promotes a renovated Sarasota landscape as a selling point for homeowners who might put their house on the market someday. But maybe you could care less about increasing your home value. Maybe all you want is your own private oasis with palms, plumeria and a pool to plunge into – a place to unwind with friends and frosty umbrella drinks. You’re not interested in how much return you’ll get on your investment -- you Continue Reading
Lovely Crossandra: The Tropical Bloomer That Won’t Quit
Just when you think it can’t possibly put out anymore blooms, Crossandra comes through with another round sure to dazzle. Also known as the firecracker plant, Crossandra adds pop to Southwest Florida landscapes with neon-bright orange flowers that contrast beautifully with its bronze-green foliage. You would think this breathtaking perennial would require lots of care, but on the contrary, all it asks for is sun/bright shade and moist, well-drained soil amended with peat or other organic Continue Reading
Use a Variety of Palms to Spice Up Your Florida Landscape
Some Florida gardeners prefer to keep it simple with their palm selections, and we totally understand why. There are, after all, more than 2,500 different types to choose from, and they each require different growing conditions. It can be intimidating to say at the very least -- and tempting to go with just a couple of varieties at most. That said, if you put the right palm in the right place, you can introduce interesting contrasts and textures to liven up your landscape. For instance, Continue Reading
Add a Ballet of Bulbine to Your Florida Landscape
You can see the ebullient little flowers dancing high above the grass-like leaves -- fluid and in unison, a ballet of tiny orange petals bending and bobbing like there’s no tomorrow. It’s almost as if they have to overcompensate for their industrial-sounding name. After all, they have soft succulent leaves. A graceful air. Peachy-orange petals But their name is bulbine. But there’s a reason for that. Named for the bulb-shaped tuber of plants in the family Asphodelaceae, bulbine Continue Reading
