Spring is quickly approaching, which makes this the perfect time to start planning your spring garden. South Florida's springtime climate makes it the perfect atmosphere to plant a garden.

If you’re new to South Florida or new to gardening, here’s a tip: Make sure to choose native plants that grow harmoniously with fellow shrubs, trees and flowers — and steer clear of invasive ...

South Florida provides a welcoming home to a ... in Florida and other Sunbelt states as a cheap and durable plant for landscaping roads and public buildings. "I can't believe that oleander is ...

Kenneth Setzer Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Oyster plant/boatlily ... two weeks of Florida wetness. This should be no surprise — they’re adapted to life in arid South Africa, not sultry ...

Kenneth Setzer Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden The ASPCA list of toxic plants includes the very common Lantana camara. This is all over South Florida. We'll never understand why a dog or cat ...

While fall symbolizes the end of the growing season in most of the country, it is just the opposite here in South Florida. My garden is a mass ... All these plants are native, requiring no added ...

Colorful and sturdy, crotons have been called boring and has-beens by some homeowners. Yet, crotons are as popular as ever for Treasure Coast landscapes. They have been favored in warm climates ...

The Florida prairie clover is protected as endangered. The plants are part of the irreplaceable and quickly disappearing landscape of South Florida, threatened by sea-level rise, urban sprawl and loss ...

Back in 1994, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach was aware of the necessity of devoting space to a garden that could host plants that were native to South Florida. Thirty years on ...

“These beautiful plants are part of what makes South Florida so special,” said Elise Bennett, Florida director at the Center. “They only grow here, and protecting the places these rare plants live ...