South Florida Flowering Vines

South Florida Flowering Vines

Florida flowering vines are an incredible mixture of winter blooms and summer flowers. Vines are frequently used to pretty up or cover up a boring fence, quickly cover a fence for privacy, or just add some style. Several entice butterflies. A few such as jasmine vines...
The Gumbo Limbo Tree

The Gumbo Limbo Tree

A South Florida native, the gumbo limbo tree is beautiful and huge with showy red bark and captivating limbs hanging low to the ground. It develops distinct red bark that unpeels like sunburned skin. These trees take up a huge amount of space with low, thick limbs...
What Is Spanish Moss?

What Is Spanish Moss?

What is Spanish moss? Well, if you have ever been in the deep south, you probably know about the hairlike, gray strands hanging from numerous trees. This is Spanish moss and it thrives on other trees to flourish. Even though it needs a host, Spanish moss is not an...
All About The Mangrove Forest

All About The Mangrove Forest

A mangrove forest blooms close to the mouths of huge rivers where river deltas offer plenty of mud and sand. Mangrove roots amass sediments and reduce the water’s flow. This helps to stop erosion and safeguard the coast.  Over time, the roots amass a big amount...