FloridaGardener's Garden Blog

My Hot Sandbox and What I'm Doing to It, Part II -- 1 Year Later

info@floridagardener.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:37:00 GMT

So, it has been over a year since I wrote about what I wanted to do to try to cool down the south side of the FG house with landscaping. Here is the original article -- http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/14/Default.aspx

5 Dangers of Florida Gardening

info@floridagardener.com — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:56:00 GMT

You have probably heard that gardening provides a source of food, beauty, and numerous physical and mental health benefits. But, are you aware of the hidden dangers that lurk in the Florida garden?

Southern Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)

info@floridagardener.com — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:31:00 GMT

The FloridaGardener is not a big fan of snakes, especially if they are poisonous or huge like the escaped constrictors slithering around in the Florida Everglades and other wild (and not so wild) areas of the state.

Does Your Palm Tree Have a Tumor?

info@floridagardener.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:39:00 GMT

The roots of all palms are adventitious in origin. What that means is that instead of the more familiar formation of roots under the plant in the soil they originate from stem tissue or old woody roots of the plant.

How to Plant a Banana

info@floridagardener.com — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:20:00 GMT

I ordered 2 banana plants last week and they finally arrived on Friday. Yesterday I planted them and this is how I did it...

Wow, It’s Been Hot Out! Surviving the Heat in the Garden

info@floridagardener.com — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:35:00 GMT

Shesh, you can tell that summer is here in South Florida. It has been kind of warm out. There has not been a lot of rain for the past few days, but it has been very humid. It has been so humid that sweating is a really ineffective way of cooling down since the sweat does not evaporate and basically just rolls off of your body in buckets.

Serious Gardeners

info@floridagardener.com — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:00:00 GMT

Are you a serious gardener? Most of us are not, but I follow a few of them on Twitter. @Interleafer, @BloominKrazy, @kissmyaster, for example, this is their regular job all day. These guys and gals do something garden related everyday, all day and tweet or blog about it. Me? I am an evening and weekend warrior. If I get home from work before dark at the end of the day I like to walk the yard and see what is new with my personal piece of nature.

Flamingos Flying Over Royal Palm Beach?!

info@floridagardener.com — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:10:00 GMT

OK. You will probably think that I am out of my tree, but on Friday, May 28, 2010 – I saw flamingos (Phoeniconais ruber ruber) fly over my house. I had gotten home from work and was out in the garden spraying my Tomaccio Tomatoes for caterpillars (Bt and neem tree oil) – It was about 8 o-clock in the evening when I saw the first bird fly over heading east towards West Palm Beach. A minute or two later 2 more flew over heading towards Palm Beach International

Can We Grow Green with Native Warm Season Grasses?

info@floridagardener.com — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:02:00 GMT

We are grateful for the invitation to write an article for the FloridaGardener.com. It may not be proper literary etiquette but I will begin with an introduction. We are located near the small town of Greenville, Florida which happens to be (I can’t seem to ever leave this out) the hometown of musical legend Ray Charles. My wife and I have three daughters and handle the daily management of our business, Sandy Ford Restorations, LLC.

Tiny Flowers Look and Smell So Good

info@floridagardener.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:12:00 GMT

I have a flower bed in the front yard that receives full sun after about twelve o’clock noon and faces west. Since this garden bed is before the front of the house, it is shaded from sun in the east until the latter part of the day.