Tag Archive: Sarasota landscape designers

Florida geraniums

Florida geraniums planted in wrong months finally speak up.

These Florida geraniums are the darlings of fall & winter landscapes. Florida geraniums weary of being planted in summer or even September asked ArtisTree Landscape to explain why, especially now that October is here. Here is their letter printed in its entirety. Dear Florida Geranium Homeowners, If you’ve relocated from…

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Turks Cap

Q&Artistree: Why is Turk’s Cap rarely seen in Sarasota County?

“I’d love to hear why Turk's Cap isn’t used very much around here. I recently went to Cabbage Key on Pine Island and saw some beautiful ones in various landscapes.”-- ArtisTree Account Executive Johnny Kartheiser Thanks for your question, Johnny. We passed it on to three of ArtisTree's Plantopinions experts,…

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Southern magnolia trees

Southern magnolias: Breathtaking if given room to breathe.

No one on ArtisTree’s Plantopinions panel doubts the magnificence of Southern magnolia trees. But it's their very magnificence (being impressively large) that can literally get in the way when homeowners plant them too close to their homes. The Southern magnolia, or Magnolia grandiflora, has been called the Clydesdale of magnolia trees,…

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allamanda and mandevilla

Allamanda and Mandevilla: Indignant that you would even confuse them.

Tropical lookalikes. Top photo features the stately Allamanda. Bottom photo: The irrepressible Mandevilla. So what's the confusion? Allamanda and Mandevilla are basically the same plant, right? No way, and they can't believe you would even say that. If you look past your first immediate impressions -- bright yellow blooms, viney…

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