I took a ride around the nursery this morning and quickly realized South Florida ‘winter’ has quickly given way to summer. It seems spring got swept away in global warming. Perhaps there is still time to get back to more seasonal temperatures as March quickly approaches. Anyway, I did see the spectacular blossoms of the…
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I took a ride around the nursery today, and the Aristolochia vine on the south fence caught my attention. Aristolochia is a genus of woody vines commonly called, Dutchman’s Pipe or Pipe Vines. This is due to the shape of the flower resembling a pipe in the species ringens. Many butterfly enthusiasts in South Florida grow…
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Currently at Richard Lyons Nursery, there is Sapodilla and Jujube fruit for sale!. While you are here, take a walk around the nursery and see all of the plants offered for sale.
As I sit here writing this, I look out the window to a very dreary drizzly day with temperatures only in the upper 50s to low 60s and no sunshine to be seen anywhere. Still, unlike the northern states which are in the middle of their winter with all plants dormant, we still have many…
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When you hear the word ‘Bonsai’, you usually think of temperate zone conifers, Japanese maples, and other assorted deciduous trees. However, in South Florida, ‘Bonsai’ takes on a whole new connotation. The choices for plant material are almost endless. There are our natives to choose from, such as the Stoppers, Lignum-vitae, or Christmasberry to name…
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