Perhaps the longest surviving planting since we acquired our Florida home is a patch of blue LANTANAS, planted next to the front walk. ...

There is surprisingly little overlap in the plants and flowers that grow both in our Florida Garden and in our Upstate New York TAProots...

The spring season in the Florida Garden has been a dry one, with several weeks with only a brief shower. The multiple frosts also raise...

As described in this blog earlier, a major challenge to success in the Florida Garden has been the wild animals ( deer, rabbits,...

An annual event to look forward to in the Florida Garden is the COLEUS plantings, made possible by our neighbors, Dave and Laura Clark. ...

The garden in the front of our Florida Home presents special challenges, as it is in full sun and can be very dry. For this reason, it...

After the blooming of the fruit bushes and trees, the next reliable source of food for pollinators in the Florida Garden is the Dyckias. ...

A temptation facing gardeners in North Central Florida is to plant shrubs and trees which are sensitive to frost, since the “frost line”...

ORANGE BLOSSOMS are a favorite part of spring at the Florida Garden. This year looks to be special for several reasons. First, the...

This is BLUEBERRY week in the Florida Garden. The blueberry patch consists of three rows of eleven bushes each. Two rows are Southern...

With the beginning of March comes one of the most colorful times in the Florida garden, the AZALEA BLOOM. These bushes likely occupy...

Sure signs of spring in North Florida are the blossoms on the fruit trees in lien backyard orchard. Right now, we have four different...

Winter hangs on in North Central Florida, with increasing rain and fewer cold nights. This let’s us look at some parts of the garden...

The North Florida winter seems to be moving on with heavy rain storms and warming temperatures. Most remaining citrus was harvested...

The coming of February brings several activities in the Florida Garden: planting, fertilizing, and PRUNING. Actually, this pruning will...

Winter in Florida is surprisingly the best time for lettuce and other green leafy vegetables. The Farmers Markets are full of all sorts...

The North Florida winter continues with several more nights with frost and the daily high temperatures only in the 50-60F range. ...

January is CAMELLIA month in the Florida Home’s garden and at least two blogs will be dedicated to this amazing cornerstone of the North...

We celebrate with this week’s blog the beginning of TAProots.net’s third year, with huge appreciation to Endrit Berberi for his technical...

Christmas turned out to be as tumultuous as the rest of 2020 with an enforced CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT. With none of the family flying...