Month: May 2025

Taking Good Care of Your Trees Before It’s Too Late

News sometimes feels like it is rarely good news. Politics, the economy, the national debt and the list goes on. To add potential injury to all the cheerless information, the storm prognosticators are forecasting an above average number and intensity of hurricanes for 2025… the bad news never ends! Anyone who has lived in panhandle…Read more

Protecting Your Trees and Their Surroundings

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season will begin in two weeks. If you own a home with large mature trees, it would be wise to give some thought to the health of your trees and whether they present any threat to persons or property. That risk may result in liability to you. This not only includes…Read more

Signs of Summer and What Comes After

In case it has escaped anyone’s attention, May 2025 is turning out to be a hot and humid month. This trend is not a surprise for anyone who has lived in panhandle Florida for at least a year, but there are many new residents to the region who are having their first experience with north…Read more

A Natural Alternative for a Sweet Tooth

Getting children interested in home gardening is, to say the least, a challenge. Instead of relaxing on soft cushions in climate-controlled comfort where the WIFI signal is strong, the youngster must put down the electronic device and go outside. When in the great outdoors, there are hand tools to be used which require physical exertion….Read more

A Time for Tomatoes and More in the Sunshine State

Two popular vegetables will soon be producing in panhandle Florida vegetable gardens. One will come to the end of its season in a few weeks, and the other one is just beginning. Tomatoes and peppers have a long history in the region’s home gardens and a much longer history of being cultivated in the New…Read more

A Bountiful Buffet for Beautiful Butterflies

One of the seemingly permanent casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic has been salad bars. This restaurant offering had mass appeal to the public and as such, there were many to be found. Diners on a diet could feast on a variety of leafy greens and raw vegetables. There were, of course, a few high caloric…Read more

Making Compost (And Making It Work)

With spring in full swing, gardeners everywhere are often inclined to apply soil nutrients in the form of commercial fertilizer products in hopes of getting better performance from their plants. Annuals, perennials, ornamentals, vegetables and even trees will respond to the addition of these elements in proper amounts to further nourish home landscapes and gardens….Read more