Plants you may be seeing blooming around town, but didn’t know what they were. The most eye catching of these plants is the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow shrub (Brunfelsia grandiflora). Three different colors of flowers on the same plant. The … Continue reading
Category Archives: Flowering Shrubs
This week we harvested two large bunches of bananas, one is called ‘burro’ used primarily for cooking and the other for eating out of hand. We have many more available for sale. Each bunch had more than 10 hands, very … Continue reading
If you’re looking for a colorful variegated shrub, you would do well to consider the Caricature Plant. Native to southeast Asia, most likely New Guinea, the plant features glossy, variegated leaves which display a splash of pink/peach coloration in the … Continue reading
What are the odds that a plant native to elevations more than a mile above sea level in the Andes could grow well in southern Florida? Probably no better than for the lion to lie down with the lamb. But, … Continue reading
With winter quickly receding into the background, we turn our attention to a subject of perennial interest: how to develop foliar barriers. You may want to cover up a fence or a building, create the illusion of size by installing … Continue reading