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April 9, 2026

muticolored tulip fields

Your Dream Trip Along the Tulip Trail

April 6, 2026

A classic summer thunder and lightening storm in the garden

Summer Storm Damage & Hurricanes: Protecting Your Garden

March 25, 2026

Image of Florida spring garden

Early Spring in Florida: What to Do Now in Your Garden

March 19, 2026

Your early spring planting guide

Cool‑Season Planting Guide: Vegetables That Thrive in Early Spring

March 14, 2026

Bright and heat resistant annuals for your garden

Warm‑Season Annuals for Florida: Heat‑Loving Flowers That Thrive All Summer

March 9, 2026

Early spring use of IPM

Early Pest Detection for Florida Gardeners

March 9, 2026

IPM through the seasons

IPM Part V: The Rhythm of the Year

March 2, 2026

How to learn from your garden and improve each season.

IPM Part IV: Learn From Your Garden and Improve Each Season

February 23, 2026

What I'm Thinking About

Garden as If You Will Live Forever-William Kent

IPM: Part lll, Chose and Evaluate

IPM Part lll: Time to Choose & Evaluate

February 16, 2026

How to compare your options and make confident decisions in the garden Introduction Welcome back to the IPM series. In Part 1, you learned how

examples of damage to tropical plants following cold snaps

How to Help Your Florida Garden Recover After a Cold Snap

IPM: Part ll, the five steps

IPM Part ll: The Five Steps that Make IPM Work

image of splashing water in abundance

Hygroscopic Humectants: The Secret to Thriving Lawns and Gardens with Less Water

Memorial Garden dedicated to soldiers lost in war in front of Christ Church College Oxford.

Travel-Inspired Garden Series

Caladium Leaf with raindrops

Discover Caladiums: My Best Guide to Buying & Planting the Bulbs

deadheading plants

Is Deadheading Worthwhile?

a burning sun that damages plants

Wilting in the Sun-Save your Plants from Heat Stress.

Buds ready to go

Agapanthus Blooms are the Stars of the Show!

Banana leaves surrounding the sky

Big Leaves, Bold Style: How To Grow Ornamental Banana

Multiple textures found in nature

How to Add Texture in your Garden

Some historic Florida Gardens

Five Things You Must Know About Gardening in Florida

a clear view of the blue bloom

Blue Daze: A Guide to Growing its Remarkable Sky-Blue Blooms