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If you have been interested in starting a fall flower garden and you do not know where to start then this article is for you. This week I am going talk about the differences between annuals, biennials, and perennials. I will also let you know how to prepare the soil in your garden or landscape […]

Well it is hard to believe that we are in November and the day and nighttime temperatures are getting cooler. This change in seasons gives us an opportunity to do a few things in the garden the high temperatures of summer would not allow us to do. Weeding the garden, thinning out the rows of […]

There are many plants I like to use in the landscape that can produce an edible fruit. One plant in particular, the edible fig tree, does not get enough use in the landscape. With the ease of propagation this plant offers everyone should have at least one. This week I am going to tell you […]

Many of my readers have expressed an interest in a few plants that can withstand the cool weather this fall and winter will bring. Well, I have a few ideas of plants that I think you will like and be able to use in your landscape. These plants will not mind any of the cool […]

No matter what type of landscape plant you are growing, there is a pest that you need to be aware of, thrips. Thrips are very small insects with rasping sucking mouthparts which damage plants by tearing the leaf or flower surface with their mouthparts then sucking the plant juices which seep out. This feeding causes […]

If you grow vegetables, citrus, or even ornamental plants, then you have probably had a fungus disease that you have had to deal with. I get questions daily from homeowners asking me what the problem is on their plants and often this brings up fungal diseases. I have to ask, is the fungus on your […]

This week I would like to talk about another of my favorite plants, the Hibiscus. Hibiscus has been grown in Florida gardens for many years however the plant originated in the Pacific islands and Malaysia . A lot of people think of Hawaii when they see the colorful blooms and tropical look, this is why […]

While growing up in Michigan , the only fungus we had to worry about came from locker room floors. What a change Florida brings when you talk about fungus here you have to be specific. Is the fungus on your lawn, your fruit tree leaves, the fruit, the bark, on your vegetables, or in the […]

I have been hearing a lot of comments from homeowners seeing occasional invaders entering their homes. Occasional invaders include earwigs, millipedes, and ants. There are many theories as to why these occasional invaders enter our homes at certain times of year such as migrations, overpopulation within the insect colonies, and seeking out food sou …

Over the past few weeks I have been inundated with people asking me the proper way to start tropical fruit trees from seed. In this article I am going to explain to you the proper way to grow Mangoes and Avocado trees from seed. I will also discuss how to keep your plants growing once […]