The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape The Art of Maintaining a  Florida Native Landscape   Yay! My new book is now ...

The weird stem enlargement is about the size of an apple. Kohlrabi ( Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes ) is one of the many cole crops...

Resurrection ferns dried and hydrated. Resurrection fern ( Pleopeltis michauxiana ) and tropical resurrection fern ( Pleopeltis  poly...

Wedelia or creeping oxeye daisy ( Sphagneticola trilobata ): a beautiful invader.  Less lawn... When we moved into our house here in ...

I wish you and yours a wonderful and bountiful New Year!! A frosty reddish leaf lettuce. Winter vegetables Here in Florida, even h...

Senator Rob Bradley and me. The 2014 Clay County Delegation hearing Each year the 3 elected officials to the Florida legislature rep...

A green treefrog ( Hyla cinerea ) jumped out of the beggar ticks ( Bidens alba ) that I had pulled from the front garden. A bagworm (...

Lime basil took over my early lettuce rows. I'd grown it here last year and now I know that it's an abundant reseeder. I'd le...

Gathering the berries. I used only the ones at the ends of the branches because they are the last to ripen. I robbed the birds! Many ...

Gardeners are gamblers We plant seeds or seedlings and we bet that we'll end up with a bountiful harvest, but it doesn't always h...