Many gardeners in Florida (and throughout North America) would like to provide more native milkweeds for monarch butterflies. Milkweeds serve as the host plant for monarchs (plus queen and soldier […]
DIY
Know What You’re Growing: A Cautionary Tale
Hey everyone! I hope you’re enjoying your time at home and hopefully have some home gardening to keep you going while our garden is closed. We can all use a […]
Decorating jars with pressed flowers
Get creative with this DIY Mother’s Day gift idea. It’s beautiful, and best of all, anyone can create it! Allow yourself a couple days to collect your blooms and press […]
The unexpected art of flower pounding
We have a treat for you today. It involves smashing stuff. With rocks. Cathartic, right? As soon as the Garden closed last month, our Education and Visitor Experience team dug […]
Making rope from a sabal palmetto
Sabal palmetto is Florida’s state tree — although, like all palms, it’s not a tree at all. Palms are actually in the grass family! One fun thing you can do […]
The challenges of gardening without volunteers
The plants know that something has changed at Naples Botanical Garden. Little weeds grow bigger. Spent flowers wither on their stems. Vines climb up signs. What is missing in the […]
