Aria Moore F

A fruit tree can make a Florida yard feel like a little paradise, but fallen fruit can also…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 30

Some fruit trees demand constant spraying, pruning, and worry. A Japanese persimmon asks for much less once it…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 30

Whiteflies can turn a healthy Florida shrub into a sticky mess. Lacewing larvae eat whiteflies, and flowering native…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 30

A driveway border can look tidy without becoming another weekly chore. The trick is to choose Florida natives…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

A great blue heron can turn an ordinary Florida yard into a place worth watching. These tall birds…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

Summer in Florida can leave orchids looking rough, with droopy leaves, tired roots, and pots that never seem…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

No-see-ums can turn a Florida porch into a place nobody wants to sit. Fragrant plants make the space…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

Firebush is the shrub with fiery orange-red flowers that hummingbirds love to visit. Late September is when many…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

A big black-and-white bird gliding over your yard can stop you mid-step. If it was a Swallow-tailed Kite,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 29

Some of Florida’s most useful native plants grow so low that people step right past them. Axilflower is…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

A few fireflies can make a Florida yard feel magical after sunset. But many fall cleanup habits remove…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

Mosquitoes can make a Florida yard feel unusable right when you want to be outside. Dragonflies help because…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

If you have spotted large, slow-moving yellow insects chewing through your garden beds or ornamental plants, you are…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

Painted buntings are among the most striking birds that visit Florida yards, but most homeowners never see one…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

Storm cleanup can make your yard look busy in more ways than one. As branches move, water drains,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 28

Gardenias are one of North Florida’s most rewarding landscape shrubs, but they do need the right care at…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

Mosquitoes can turn a Florida evening into a race back indoors. Bats will not erase every mosquito, but…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

Fall migration is a hungry season for hummingbirds moving through Florida. Tiny birds burn energy fast, so a…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

Brown seed pods on a crape myrtle can make an otherwise tidy yard look like it needs attention,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

Anoles are tiny backyard helpers with quick feet, bright eyes, and a big appetite for small insects. In…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

Florida gardeners are finding a startling surprise on their landscape plants: a bright green caterpillar covered in sharp,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 27

A claim making the rounds says one common Florida porch plant can make rats and roaches stop visiting…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

Areca palms look soft and tropical when they are happy, but in many Florida yards their fronds turn…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

Mosquitoes can turn a nice Florida porch into a place you avoid after sunset. Plants will not replace…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

A messy corner can make the whole yard feel harder than it is. In Florida, that spot may…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

Every summer, Florida skies fill with the graceful, fork-tailed silhouettes of Swallow-tailed Kites swooping over yards, wetlands, and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

Fall color in Florida is not a lost cause. You just need trees that understand sandy soil, warm…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 26

Walking out to find a spreading brown patch in your Florida lawn can send you straight for the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

Mexican petunia can look pretty at first, but many Florida gardeners learn the hard way that it spreads…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

Every hurricane season, well-meaning Florida homeowners reach for the pruning saw and give their palms a severe haircut,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

Bamboo can make a bare Florida fence line look private in a hurry. That fast growth is the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

Mandevilla vines can turn from lush to leggy almost overnight during Florida’s warm growing season, sending long bare…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

Florida summer can make many hydrangeas look tired by lunchtime. Heat, sandy soil, sudden downpours, and bright sun…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 25

A low-growing plant called frogfruit has been quietly spreading through Florida yards, and some homeowners in deed-restricted communities…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

A butterfly garden can look full of flowers and still be missing the real nursery. Adult butterflies sip…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

Look up at almost any Florida cabbage palm and you’ll notice a rough, almost armored texture covering the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

A cardinal at the feeder is nice, but a cardinal that stays after the seed is gone means…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

Armadillos do not show up with a plan to ruin your lawn. They follow food, soft soil, and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

Something is singing outside your Florida bedroom window at midnight, and it sounds like an entire flock of…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 24

Barn owls do not come to a yard because of one magic plant. They come when the whole…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

Fall can still feel alive in a Florida butterfly garden, but nectar flowers are only half the story.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

Desert rose is one of the showiest plants Florida gardeners can grow, and taking cuttings is the fastest…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

After a summer downpour in Florida, mushrooms can seem to appear out of nowhere overnight, dotting a lawn…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

Boxwood can look tidy at first, but Florida heat, sandy soil, storms, and pest pressure often make it…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

Black widows are shy spiders, but no one wants them settling near the back door, porch steps, or…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 23

A bare fence can make a yard feel unfinished, especially when neighbors are close by. In Florida, the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 22

Florida evenings should feel relaxing, not like a mosquito buffet. Bats can help because many local species eat…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 22

By fall, many Florida shrubs look tired from months of heat, rain, bugs, and sandy soil. The good…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 22

Annual beds can look great for a few weeks, then they ask for more water, more fertilizer, and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 22