Why should we plant native plants? I’ve talked to people who think Florida is tropical with no variation in plants year-round; that they are green and blooming all year. Florida is semi-tropical with ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about the California poppy, magnolia, crape myrtle, kalanchoe, seed ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Andre A. Naranjo is Botanical Curator at Florida ...

According to the UF/IFAS, one invasive plant in Florida could be mistaken for a tasty, starchy treat: Dioscorea bulbifera, ...

ORLANDO — One of only a handful of orange juice-processing plants left in Florida stopped processing fruit Tuesday in yet another sign of the havoc that imported juice, diseases and Hurricane Irma ...

I want to grow more plants that are native to Florida, but I am not sure where to start. How can I tell what is native and what is not? I saw some red & yellow flowers along one of the beach roads and ...

"The right plant for the right spot." Sandy Ball has been gardening her whole life, and this is her mantra. Ball, a certified master gardener at Sun Harbour Nursery in Indian Harbour Beach, said this ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida doesn’t have much of a winter, it’s the land of spring, summer, and sun. However, on the rare occasion the temperatures drop in the winter, the plants you have at home or ...

Colder-than-normal temperatures along the Treasure Coast had Pinder's Nursery in Palm City preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. “With your tropical plants, yeah they can start seeing ...

As South Florida braces for a cold snap, gardeners and nursery operators are preparing for the potential impact on tropical ...

Here’s something dogs and toddlers have in common: They like to eat the leaves and berries that are right on their eye level in South Florida yards. But supervising adults must stay vigilant. Some of ...

It got cold in Florida this week. On Wednesday, some parts were colder than it was in Anchorage, Alaska. And inland freeze and frost are expected Saturday and Sunday nights in some locations. How are ...