In our last installment of Notes from the Garden, we told you all about flowering vines. Today, we celebrate trees — two showstoppers that provoke lots of stares, photographs, and […]
Plant Profile
Eyeing the Vines of Spring
Catch a glimpse of the hallmark colors of spring as blooms throughout Naples Botanical Garden erupt in full force. While seasonal staples such as daisies may come to mind, it’s […]
As Night Falls on the Garden, a New World Comes Alive
It’s likely that many of you have experienced Naples Botanical Garden by day — with its expansive green spaces, plush petals set against smooth palms, splashes of pink blooms nestled […]
Tracing the Roots of Today’s Orchid Obsession
I was introduced to orchids as a child, though I did not know it at the time. I remember my grandmother pointing out a cluster of delicate flowers in the […]
Ancient Forests in Southwest Florida
If I said the phrase “ancient forest,” what would you envision? California’s towering redwoods? Piney Northern woodlands? The Amazon? If you conjured one of those — or something similar — […]
Fragrant Memories
Do you remember the perfume your mother wore when she kissed you on her way out to a formal occasion? Smell is said to be the sense most linked to […]