Aria Moore F

Rats love messy yards, easy food, and quiet hiding spots. Owls love a yard that gives them safe…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 28

Somewhere in a Florida yard or garden center right now, a plant called pencil cactus is sitting in…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 28

Keeping a Florida front lawn looking good costs real money every year in mowing, watering, and fertilizer. A…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 28

Most Florida gardeners walk right past tropical sage without a second look, even though this native wildflower puts…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 27

Most Florida mornings, before the neighborhood fully wakes up, a gray bird climbs to a high perch and…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 27

Mulch looks neat for a while, then Florida rain, wind, heat, and sandy soil start moving it around.…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 27

Florida yards need trees that can take wind, salt, heat, and sudden floods. Many big-box garden centers sell…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 27

A polished Florida yard does not have to mean weekend after weekend of watering, spraying, and replacing tired…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 27

Hydrangeas look dreamy in photos, but many Florida yards make them struggle with heat, sandy soil, and sticky…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

Painted buntings are among the most colorful birds in North America, and Florida gardeners often wonder why these…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the most commonly seen hummingbirds in Florida, and they do visit residential yards more often…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

Weeds love Florida almost as much as gardeners do. Our warm weather, sandy soil, heavy rain, and long…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

My yard used to look tired after every hard rain, then thirsty again two days later. Sandy Florida…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

Some Florida perennials quietly turn one plant into a whole patch if you give them time. When clumps…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 26

Florida summer can be rough on a flower bed. The sun is fierce, the soil dries fast, and…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 25

A Florida yard can feel alive after sunset and at breakfast time if the right native plants are…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 25

A small, ordinary-looking tree growing along South Florida’s coastlines has a reputation that far outpaces its modest size.…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 25

Bare spots in a Florida yard do not stay bare for long. Weeds move in fast, especially in…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

Spotting a great horned owl perched in your backyard live oak is one of those Florida moments that…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

Fireflies turning a Florida backyard into a summer light show feel like magic, but most yards are quietly…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

A plain back fence can do more than mark the edge of your yard. In Florida, the right…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

Walk through almost any Florida yard in July and you are likely to spot a small lizard darting…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

Crape myrtles are pretty, but they are not the only choice for a sunny Florida fence line or…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 24

Florida has fruit trees that most garden centers never put near the front door. Many are native, tough,…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Florida can make roses work hard. Hot nights, sandy soil, sudden storms, and black spot can turn fussy…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Florida plumeria owners often search for one secret action that will guarantee a yard full of flowers in…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Gardenias have a way of making their feelings known. When they are happy, the whole yard fills with…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Rainy weeks are a gift for Florida gardeners. New plants settle in faster when the sky helps with…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Plumeria is one of those plants that stops people in their tracks when it blooms, filling the yard…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 23

Bougainvillea is one of Florida’s most dramatic plants, capable of exploding into brilliant color that stops traffic and…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

Desert rose is one of those plants that looks impossible to grow from a cutting until you actually…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

Bamboo can make a fast wall, but in Florida it can also become a yard problem that keeps…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

Florida gardens are changing fast, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are part of the reason. Many gardeners are…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

Plumeria is one of those plants that makes Florida gardeners feel like they live somewhere truly special, with…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

Bird of paradise is one of those plants that can stop traffic in a Florida yard, but the…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 22

A green lawn can look nice, but in Florida it often asks for too much water, mowing, fertilizer,…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

A porch can grow more than pretty flowers in Florida. With the right native edible plants, even a…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

July is when Florida’s heat and daily thunderstorms test every plant in the yard, and plumeria is no…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

Walk outside on a warm Florida evening in July and you might catch a few soft yellow-green flashes…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

Florida lawns can look tired fast when summer heat, sandy soil, and water rules all hit at once.…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

Your Desert Rose is one of the showiest plants you can grow in a Florida container garden, and…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 21

Growing flowers in pots around your Florida home should feel like a treat, not a chore. The good…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

Roof rats love Florida almost as much as we do, sneaking into attics, citrus trees, and garden sheds…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

A podocarpus hedge looks tidy, but it barely feeds a single bird or butterfly. Swapping it for a…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

Florida summers can wilt just about any flower with their sticky heat, sudden downpours, and sandy soil that…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

Luna moths are some of the most beautiful insects in Florida, with pale green wings and long, curling…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

Mulch fades, washes away in summer storms, and needs replacing every single year, which gets old fast when…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 20

Florida summers are hard on flowers. Scorching heat, heavy rain, sandy soil that dries out fast, and humidity…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 19

Growing basil in Florida can feel like a race against the sun. The heat pushes plants to grow…

By Aria Moore F · Jul 19