…trees flourish in the years after horticulturalists uprighted them. “I think the last tree to be put back up after Irma was the monkey flower tree, Phyllocarpus septentrionalis,” says Liz…
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Gopher Tortoise: Ecosystem Engineers
…the ecosystem and distributes native plants like blanket flower (Gaillardia), purslane (Portulaca), verbena (Verbena officinalis), upland bent grass (Agrostis perennans), and thistle (Cirsium), among many more. Unfortunately for the gopher…
Discover the Garden’s Solution to Dirty Runoff Water: Plants!
…with arrow-shaped leaves and flower stalks with delicate white blooms. “’Green infrastructure,’ or using natural elements to solve ecosystem-related issues, is a concept that is really on the rise,” DeYoung…
Bromeliads
…in a tree. Bromeliads are tremendously diverse, ranging from the Guzmania genus with beautiful flower spikes to succulent–like Dyckias to air plants like Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) that live entwined…
Writing an Instruction Manual for Coastal Plants
…produces seeds that nourish birds and petite flowers that provide nectar to pollinators. What the plant doesn’t offer: growing instructions. “You know, for cultivated plants, you can just Google how…
Container Gardening: Storing Basil
…water like you would cut flowers. Cover at least the basil, but if possible cover the basil and glass with a plastic bag. It should stay fresh for around a…