Christmas may carry a distinctly northern bias—snow and reindeer and all—but for holiday-hued landscapes and floral arrangements, turn to the tropics. In tandem with our annual winter celebration, Johnsonville Night […]
Where the Begonias Grow
From stems to shrubs to perpetual bloomers, these distinctive plants have won the heart of the Garden’s Curator. Yours might just be next. Liz Chehayl remembers meeting a begonia collector […]
Native Pawpaw Flourishes After Fire
Following the Garden’s prescribed fires of 2023, netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata), a native Florida plant that we’re tracking and tending as part of a North American agricultural initiative, is suddenly […]
Blazes Spark New Life in Preserve
Garden conservationists and FGCU students track surge in key species following prescribed burn Fire used to be a natural phenomenon in our landscape—during the first storms of summer, lightning strikes […]
Celebrating Life and Memory: The Spirit of Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos is one of the most important holidays in the Latin world. It originated in Mexico as a fusion of Aztec and Catholic traditions and focuses on honoring the dead and […]
Leave Your Leaf Litter
Between the natural shedding that occurs in fall—one of several times a year here in the tropics—and trees’ reactions to Hurricane Milton, you might notice leaves raining on your yard. […]
