Just thinking about going outside on a July afternoon makes me tired. But there are great things, too. One of those things isthe wide variety of fruit trees that you can grow in a Florida garden. We have a very long growing season here in the Sunshine State. If you know what time ...
"I think that I shall never see" "A poem lovely as a tree" [Joyce KilmerTrees] "Of all the trees that grow so fair," "Old England to adorn," "Greater are none beneath the Sun," "Than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn" [Rudyard KiplingPuck of Pook's Hill] ...
It grows in three southernmost counties of Florida near tidal water and on low land. The most famous are those that grow in certain areas of the Everglades in Florida. In recent years, so many Royal palms have been destroyed by fire and transplanted as ornamentals, that they were in danger...
Each apple cultivar needs a certain number of chill hours to set fruit. So not only is an apple a fruit that performs best in temperate climates, but it actually needs cold temperatures to set fruit. Although some apple cultivars are bred to grow and perform well in warmer areas, most app...
Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have ...
Welcome to Ready-to-Grow Gardens! We are an edible garden company that specializes in helping others grow organic vegetables, herbs and fruit in South Florida. We grow food as locally as possible by designing, installing and caring for edible gardens. Our nursery in the Miami area sells organi...
Edible garden company helping others grow organic vegetable plants, herb plants and tropical fruit trees in Miami and South Florida.
Because the canopy on a monkeypod tree can grow so wide, it makes a great shade tree. Monkeypod trees are often planted in pastures, along the roadside, or even in parking lots to provide shade. The monkeypod grows pink flowers that resemble powder puffs. These flowers are pollinated by...
This small tree is native to areas as far north as Illinois and Ohio and as far south as Texas and Florida. Although the trees can tolerate areas that occasionally flood,they won’t grow well during drought. When fall arrives, don’t expect a bright display. The leaves often drop off th...
North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future.