Florida Gardening

Fall is a smart time to freshen up Florida flower beds because the heat eases, rain patterns shift,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

The pepper-planting window in Florida is not the same for everyone, and knowing where you stand by region…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

Florida gardens can look tired by late summer, especially after months of heat, sandy soil, heavy rain, and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

Shady corners can make a Florida yard feel unfinished, especially when the sunny beds are full of color.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

Fall is one of the best times to keep useful herbs close to the kitchen door in Florida.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

Woodpeckers are more than noisy backyard visitors. In Florida yards, they hunt beetle larvae, ants, grubs, and other…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

A good privacy plant should do more than hide a fence or soften a view. In Florida, the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

Fall can bring more yellowjacket activity into Florida yards, especially when nests are large and food is easy…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

Most Florida gardeners water their desert rose the same way all summer long, and that habit quietly becomes…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

Fall can feel calmer in Florida, but alligators are still active around water, shade, and easy food. As…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 11

A bare fence can make a Florida yard feel hot, exposed, and unfinished. The right vine can turn…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Knockout roses look great until Florida heat, black spot, and sticky humidity start wearing them down. Native shrubs…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Fall in Florida can feel like a fresh start for the yard, but foxes may be checking it…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Banana plants can look tropical and fun, but they can also spread fast and swallow a small Florida…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Planting a banana in a Florida yard sounds simple enough: drop it in the ground, give it some…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Florida bugs can make a pretty yard feel hard to enjoy, especially when mosquitoes, flies, and biting insects…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 10

Butterflies do not need a fancy garden to show up. They need the right flowers, planted where the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

Blue flowers can feel rare in a Florida garden, especially once summer heat starts pressing down. Many pretty…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

That loud, rolling night call outside your window may be coming from a Chuck-Will’s-Widow. In Florida, these secretive…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

Porches in Florida can feel like a welcome mat for mosquitoes, and the soft soil nearby can tempt…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

Florida patios work hard from late winter through fall, so the plants around them should do more than…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

A gopher tortoise in the yard can look like a surprise visitor, but it is often a very…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 9

Florida vines can turn a hot fence, bare trellis, or sunny porch rail into leafy summer cover fast.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

A front yard tree should do more than look nice. In Florida, it also needs to handle heat,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

Florida sand can feel like a hungry sponge. Water runs through it, nutrients vanish fast, and store-bought fertilizer…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

A nighttime opossum in the yard can be more helpful than it looks. These quiet visitors eat many…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

Live oaks are beautiful, but their huge surface roots can be rough on driveways, walkways, and small front…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

Florida porches are made for coffee, iced tea, and late sunsets, but mosquitoes can ruin the mood fast.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 8

A backyard pond can make a Florida yard feel cooler, greener, and more alive. It can also create…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

Florida patio pots can look beautiful all summer, but they can also hide damp, dark spaces that roaches…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

Florida herbs can grow fast, get woody, or quit making tender leaves if you let them go wild.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

Rats like yards with hidden runways, thick weeds, and messy edges where they can move without being seen.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

Fall is one of the best times to refresh a South Florida yard because new plants can settle…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

West-facing windows can turn a Florida room into an oven by late afternoon. The right native shrubs can…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 7

Florida yards can grow real fruit without turning you into a full-time farmer. The trick is choosing trees…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

St. Augustinegrass covers a huge share of Florida lawns, but it comes with real demands: regular watering, fertilizer,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

A walkway should look welcoming without turning into another weekend chore. In Florida, the right native plants can…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

By late summer, many crape myrtles look tired, especially after weeks of Florida heat, rain, and sandy soil…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

A good shade tree can make a Florida yard feel cooler, calmer, and easier to enjoy. The trick…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

Ligustrum grows fast, but it often turns into a pruning chore and can spread where it is not…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 6

A Florida yard can be pretty and practical at the same time. UF/IFAS often points gardeners toward plants…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

Crape myrtle looks neat above ground, but its roots can become a headache near driveways, walks, and patios.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

Mosquitoes can turn a pretty Florida porch into a place nobody wants to sit. Lemongrass gets a lot…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

Open your garage door or step onto your porch this September and you might spot something thin and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

A plain lawn asks for water, mowing, fertilizer, and still often looks tired by late summer. Florida native…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

A fence line can do more than mark the edge of your yard. With the right Florida native…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 5

Fall in Florida does not bring the same pest break that colder states get. Warm nights, damp soil,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 4

Florida rain can make a garden look tired fast. Some flowers flop, rot, or stop blooming when the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 4

A shiny black snake in the yard can stop any Florida gardener in their tracks. But if it…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 4