Florida Gardening

By September, many Florida lawns look tired, patchy, and brown around the edges. St. Augustine grass can struggle…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 16

Armadillos can turn a neat Florida lawn into a patchwork of small holes almost overnight. They are not…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Florida gardeners get a second chance when cooler weather arrives. While northern gardens slow down, many Florida yards…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Bare dirt in a Florida yard can feel like a losing battle, especially when sand, heat, weeds, and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Fireflies need more than darkness to show up in a Florida yard. Their young live low to the…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Firebush is one of those Florida plants that earns its spot fast. It handles heat, feeds hummingbirds and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Florida yards can do two things at once: look sharp from the street and bring in hummingbirds and…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 15

Stepping outside to find dozens of dragonflies zipping around your yard can feel like something unusual is happening,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

You planted the flowers, watered faithfully, and now your garden is bursting with color, yet butterflies are nowhere…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

Fall is a great time to refresh a Florida porch because the worst heat is easing, but plants…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

A thirsty-looking fruit tree in Florida is not always begging for more water. Many times, the real problem…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

Gardenias can look tired after weeks of Florida heat, sandy soil, and hard afternoon sun. Native shrubs often…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

Cicada killer wasps look scary, but they are usually calm yard helpers. The females hunt cicadas, which can…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 14

Beautyberry is loved for its bright purple berries, but it can sprawl wider than some small garden beds…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

Fall brings cooler nights to Florida, and manatees start paying close attention to safe, comfortable places near shore.…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

September evenings in Florida can feel alive when chimney swifts and swallows start slicing through the sky. The…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

A roseate spoonbill in the yard can stop you in your tracks. That bright pink bird is often…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

Palm trees can make a Florida yard look clean, tropical, and ready for company. But right before hurricane…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

Florida wiregrass is a tough, fine-leaved native bunchgrass that once covered the open floors of longleaf-pine savannas, sandhills,…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 13

Fall in Florida still feels warm enough for pool days, and snakes are still active around yards. Most…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

Fall is a smart time to clean up Florida beds before cooler weather sparks new growth. Some shrubs…

By Aria Moore F · Sep 12

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