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Starburst Clerodendrum

Starburst Clerodendrum Stars as a Shrub or Tree

Starburst Clerodendrum dazzles with star-like flowers that burst open in Florida’s late winter or early spring. What’s remarkable about this eye-catching specimen (also known as a Shooting Star Clerodendrum) is that you can have it both ways – growing it as cluster-packed showy shrub or as a tree loaded with…

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Bleeding Heart Vine

Bleeding Heart Vine a Florida Sweetheart

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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Sarasota landscape design

Japanese Fern Trees Overlooked in Southwest Florida

Japanese fern trees in Florida look like they almost jumped out of a fairy tale. Close your eyes and imagine a large magnificent fern perched lollipop-style atop a slender trunk. That would be a Japanese fern tree. But don’t assume it’s a fern or Japanese in origin. It’s neither. Fern-like…

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ArtisTree employees grilling outside more during COVID

ArtisTree Landscape Employees Enjoy Yards During COVID

ArtisTree Landscape employees are enjoying their yards more these days, preferring outdoor family time over crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic. July 2020 survey findings surprised the company's upper management, who assumed that most ArtisTree employees working 50-60 hours outside every week wouldn’t want to be anywhere near a blade of…

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