Hollies are among the most popular landscape plants in Southwest Florida, with hundreds of shrubby and tree-like styles to choose from. But it took ArtisTree experts just seconds to narrow their favorites down to five -- each choice blending surprisingly well with our state's tropical foliage while adding distinctive holly-esque…
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Simpson's Stopper is used to being passed over for more luxuriant shrubs such as pitch apple, viburnum and podocarpus. But it DOES have its place, literally, in areas that include AC units, pool equipment and trash receptacles. While three of ArtisTree’s five Plantopinions experts admit they don’t use this evergreen…
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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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Crotons stir up Florida landscapes with a riot of kaleidoscopic colors and nearly 700 cultivars to select from. So it was no small feat for each ArtisTree Plantopinions expert to winnow down their favorites to just one. But they managed, considering cultivars like Funky Jungle Queen, Chili Pan, Mrs. Iceton…
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