LawnStarter reports on 12 native Florida plants that thrive in heat, storms, and salt air, promoting low maintenance and ecological benefits for gardens.

Struggling with your garden? Native plants save time and money while attracting birds and butterflies to your yard.

Plant lovers, this one is for you. Whether you garden all the time or you just like to look at plants, it's interesting to learn the uses for different native plants. Here are stories TCPalm has ...

October is almost here, so fall shouldn't be too far off. Our temperatures aren't feeling like fall yet, and the trees still ...

An early 1900s plan to dry Florida's Everglades with Australian trees backfired: they once covered nearly 500,000 acres, ...

It’s gardening season in South Florida, and the message from gardening experts is clear: Make sure to cultivate native plants that grow harmoniously with fellow shrubs, trees and flowers — and steer ...

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

5 native trees you can use for landscaping and shade. Tall, multi-trunked palm, prefers moist conditions Evergreen tree with large flowers; does not do well in high-alkaline soils Evergreen, heavily ...

Hammer is seen amongst the vines carpeting part of the perimeter of his home in Homestead that he affectionately calls Jelly Acres. He has had the 1.2 acre property since 1985, but before then it was ...

5 native plants that can be used for ground cover. 2-inch yellow flowers with triangular leaves; brown center attracts insects ‘Look at the water for evidence.’ Data proves Florida pollution ...

Leafy green with tiny, red fruits, the Brazilian peppertree is a land manager’s enemy. Parts of the plant can be toxic to birds and cause rashes in humans, but that’s not why it raises concern. It’s ...