“Butterfly milkweed has showy clusters of vibrant red to orange, tubular blooms attract a wide variety of pollinators, ...

Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...

This vine will grow best in well-drained organic soils and produces the most blooms if planted in full sun. Crossvine can ...

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 ...

Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, ...

October is Native Plant Month in Florida. Here's how you can use native plants in your yard for year-round enjoyment. ... they should not need supplemental water to grow and flower.

Filling your garden with native plants is a sustainable approach to backyard landscaping, as you support your local fauna ...

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support our native insects.

Increase Florida native bee populations. Here are some ways to increase native bee populations in your yard. Start by choosing a sunny area to plant a cluster of flowering plants.

Pan's, which is named after the ancient Greek god of wildness and fertility, was the first all-native garden in Florida. An 1890 statue of the deity, as realized by the American sculptor and ...