Friendly As A Houseplant

  Plants that can clean the air are pretty important plants!  Got toxins?…there’s a plant for that.  Really, there is!  We have known for a long time that plants help keep us healthy but in recent years, NASA research has shown that in addition to supplying us with oxygen, house plants can successfully remove toxins […]

The Finest of Fall Color

  “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Journalist Albert Camus was certainly writing of Fall in the North where the leaves are already flowers turning from bright green to the warmest hues of cinnamon and gold.  Fall is thee time to bask in the colors of red, orange, and yellow and a […]

We Love the Sun!

Sometimes we want to hide from it and we curse its scorch but we have to be grateful for the help the Sun lends when we’re trying to save ourselves the trouble of chemicals like pesticides and herbicides.  Soil Solarization uses the power of the July and August sun to heat your garden and manage […]

Tropical Fruit-A-Week Series: MMMMMMMMMangos!

Mango is the Goddess of all the tropical fruit.  Mangos are the most widely cultivated fruits in the world, grown throughout the tropics. Mango trees are great shade trees that can reach a height of up to 50 feet but can be easily maintained at 25 feet. The tree is a fairly rapid grower when […]

Our 3rd Generation

  If you have ever had the fun of being invited to a Pinder holiday meal, as this writer has, you know that your walk to the porch that leads to the entrance to the kitchen is one that will take you some time. It’s not a particularly long distance but there is much to […]

Winter Solstice

December has been remarkable in its speed and frenzy (isn’t it always?) but also, for me, it has been remarkable in its wisdom. Yes, it went fast but there were so many ways in which December’s urgency practically begged me to slow down. In the slower moments, I rode around looking at lighted houses, I […]

Oh, Fraser Fir! Oh, Fraser Fir!

Fraser Firs are simply the best trees for a Florida Christmas. These trees are grown sustainably and are selected for GREAT performance, even when subjected to our well-above-freezing temperatures, holding their needles long past Santa’s arrival and departure!  Of course, we handle them as only a nursery will by keeping them well-watered and protected from […]

Caring for A Holiday Favorite

Poinsettias will be available this weekend! This Euphorbia (be careful of the sap as it can be irritating) can be enjoyed indoors as a centerpiece or on the patio as a decoration and then it can be moved to your garden! That’s a pretty cool feature of living in Florida- we don’t have to trash […]

Hummingbird Lures

If you’d like to experience the sweet joy of watching nature’s tiniest birds move unbelievably fast through your garden, you’ll want to add a few lures designed to make your yard one of their favorite stops. In addition to planting some of their favorite nectar sources like Red Shrimp Plant, any and all Salvias, Powderpuff, […]

Creepy Garden Favorites

Halloween is on the way and this holiday puts a spotlight (or a shadow) on some of the spooky, quirky, cool plants we can decorate with! These are a few of the creepy plants that serve to stir up conversation all over the garden! Carnivorous plants, like Sarracenia, or pitcher plants, certainly bring the fear factor! They are interesting […]

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