Central Floridians have an opportunity on Aug. 19 to go home with new plants for their landscaping needs while helping the Sunshine State’s natural environment.

Going native has never been as easy as perusing more than 1,000 Florida-friendly native plants, including trees, shrubs, flowers and groundcover, all available at the Central Florida Native Plant ...

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

The Florida Native Plant Society has an annual budget of less than $400,000. The group doesn’t own a trailer, ... Central Florida is a particular hotspot for development’s sprawl.

As a result of the last assessment, completed in 2016, for Central, North and South Florida, there is a red bar stating “High Invasion Risk,” so we do not recommend planting this species.

Central Florida welcomes its first "Naturehood ... Company.The land developers are moving away from traditional turf lawns and instead incorporating drought-tolerant plants native to Florida.

You don’t have to search to find plants considered desert species in our landscapes. Agaves, Yuccas and cactuses abound, even though we think of Florida’s climate as wet and tropical.

Native Florida plant: Sweet acacia. ... Many of us associate the spiny, spreading branches with African savannahs, but research points toward Central America as the point of origin.

WHAT: Native Garden Tour, presented by the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society WHEN: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 WHERE: Sites in Palm Beach, Wellington and Lake Worth ...

OVIEDO, Fla. – With the coldest air of the season forecast for Central Florida this weekend, people are being urged to protect their plants from possible frost damage.. Workers at Lukas Nursery ...