Gardening

Do you know what is better then a garden bed filled with colorful perennials?  One that is filled with perennials

Whenever I am asked what my favorite summer flowers are, Hollyhocks are always in my “Top 5”. When spring arrives

It’s not an exaggeration to say that there are basically always butterflies in my Central Florida yard. We have a

Succulents are by far, my favorite type of plants to grow.  They have such interesting shapes and thrive despite my

A little while ago, we posted some of the most popular pins from our Pinterest boards on our Facebook page.

When most people see a flash of orange from a passing butterfly, they automatically assume it’s a monarch. There are

How to Make a Butterfly Garden Planter

Ah, the poor Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) butterfly. Everybody always thinks it’s a Monarch, when it’s really very beautiful and special

At the butterfly exhibit where I work, our guests frequently point out pairs of butterflies that seem to be “stuck

Do you love the taste of fresh herbs? I do.  Especially when they come straight from my garden.  What I

Last month, I was visiting Chicago and had the chance to see the green spaces surrounding the Art Institute of

You may not think of vegetables as being particularly attractive in the garden.  We are most often focused on how

On our Facebook page yesterday, we featured a “mystery photo” of a flower bloom head and asked readers to identify

At the butterfly garden where I work, I get asked pretty much every day which nectar flowers are best for...

Spring is a busy time in the vegetable garden and your vegetable garden may be full of small seedlings as

Recently, I was asked to put on a container gardening demonstration as part of a home tour.  I was given 3 beautiful,

This time of year, one wall of my house is responsible for perfuming the entire neighborhood. My Confederate Jasmine is

Giant Hyssop for Butterflies and Hummingbirds

With the arrival of spring, it is time to start thinking about getting into the garden and adding new plants.

There is nothing that says spring is here as formerly leafless fruit trees covered in blossoms. What makes it even

Take a walk through the desert and you will most likely see cacti made up of flat pads covered in

Some folks still have snow on the ground, but others are starting too see signs of spring. A friend of

When I saw my first Million Bells plant in a local plant nursery a few years ago, I immediately fell

A few years ago, I came upon some Dahlberg Daisies (Thymophylla tenuiloba) at my local nursery, and fell in love

Allow me to introduce you to one of my favorite cool-season annuals: Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima). This low-growing beauty is

Believe it or not, by this time of year — just over one month into the New Year — nearly

Every year, it never ceases to surprise me that winter is a busy season when you have citrus trees growing