15 Best Native And Common Palm Tree Varieties That That Will Thrive in Florida’s Landscapes
Let’s try an experiment: if I say, “Florida,” what tree springs to your mind? A palm tree, of course! Maybe a tall upright tree with…

Amber Noyes was born and raised in a suburban California town, San Mateo. She holds a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of California as well as a BS in Biology from the University of San Francisco. With experience working on an organic farm, water conservation research, farmers’ markets, and plant nursery, she understands what makes plants thrive and how we can better understand the connection between microclimate and plant health. When she’s not on the land, Amber loves informing people of new ideas/things related to gardening, especially organic gardening, houseplants, and growing plants in a small space.
Let’s try an experiment: if I say, “Florida,” what tree springs to your mind? A palm tree, of course! Maybe a tall upright tree with…
Clematis blossoms can make all the difference to your garden hanging from trellises, pergolas, and draping walls or fences! These vines’ large and showy flowers…
With warming temperatures and longer days, it is hard to not succumb to spring fever, especially when it comes to your garden. This winter has…
Most of us are familiar with tomatoes being determinate or indeterminate, and even some beans will produce either long sprawling vines or short stubby bushes….
There are a lot of important points to consider when growing carrots: careful sowing, persnickety weeding, patience for slow germination, and then of course thinning….
There are many ways to fertilize your garden, some less smelly than others, and perhaps the smelliest is fish scraps. Fish scraps have the benefit…
The pots are filled and the seeds are lightly buried and gently packed in the perfect growing medium. Now comes the stressful part: am I…
Pink cherry blossoms are the quintessence of romance… But trees with blooms in shades of rose, shocking pink or fuchsia can create lots of effects…
If dawn is pink, orange is the glowing color of sunset. And flowers on vines with shades of ginger, honey or tangerine fill you with…
Yellow is vibrancy, energy, brightness and sunshine, and when you find this color in the florid flowers of perennials, you get a heavenly and energetic…