Q: I have a beautiful Queen’s Crepe Myrtle tree a couple of blocks from my house. It’s on a main…
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Plant Questions & Answers
It’s time for the caladium festival in Lake Placid!
How exciting! The 31st Annual Caladium Festival in Lake Placid, Florida, Caladium Capital of the World, will take place Friday,…
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Silent Fireworks from the Garden with Coral Honeysuckle
Let’s talk about silent fireworks from the garden. It’s the season for sky booms which stress the four-legged denizen with…
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Flowers for Remembrance and Unity on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was set aside officially for a day of remembering and honoring military personnel who died in service to…
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In Praise of Cabbage Palms
Palm trees are ever-present in warm-season areas in sun or shade, formal gardens, utilitarian plantings, or natural cover. Palm trees…
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Pentas for arrangements without ants
Dear Carol: My lovely pentas always have so many ants on them that I don’t want to bring them into…
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