PLANT CLINIC
Take care when pruning a tree
Q: What is the right way to prune a tree? Can all trees be pruned?
M.L., SweetwaterAMERICAN ORCHID SOCIETY
Delray Beach's orchid garden is alive and well
South Florida garden lovers may soon come to think of the American Orchid Society's Delray Beach campus as the Mark Twain of botanical gardens. The rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, it is alive and in bloom, right now.
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WATCH IT GROW
White alder awakens when the sun rises
Name: White alder. Botanical name: Turnera subulata. Description: From Panama through Brazil and Bolivia, t...
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WATCH IT GROW
Crape myrtles are summer's hot flower
This column by former Miami Herald writer Georgia Tasker has run in earlier editions. Name: Crape myrtle Bo...
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WATCH IT GROW
Lovely lotus is symbol of purity
This column by former Miami Herald writer Georgia Tasker has run in earlier editions. Name: Lotus. Botanica...
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WATCH IT GROW
South American beauty has a ball of flowers
Name: Flor de rosa, rose of Venezuela, scarlet flame bean Botanical name: Brownea coccinea subspecies capit...
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PLANT CLINIC
How to avoid problems in the vegetable garden
Q: Each year I have a lot of disease problems in my vegetable garden. What am I doing wrong? Is there any t...
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PLANT CLINIC
Learning art of grafting
Q: When is the best time to graft mangoes? Please note that I have no grafting experience! M.T., Homestead
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PLANT CLINIC
Topiary shows damage; ghost ants hard to control
Q: What is the proper fertilizer for topiaries? The tips of the branches appear to dry out. L.F.,
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PLANT CLINIC
Whiteflies remain a problem in the ficus hedges
Q: My ficus hedge is dropping a lot of yellow leaves and I see small whitish flies flying around my plants....
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PLANT CLINIC
Weird critter eating frangipani; now's time to plant veggies
Q: I've lived here since 1926 and never saw such a critter before. My frangipani is being eaten by huge cat...
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PLANT CLINIC
Mango tree's branches dying off
Q: For a year I've been struggling with a mango tree. Someone said I was watering the tree too much. I stop...
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Garden Calendar
MIAMI HERALD FILE GARDEN PARTY: Today is your last chance to ramble around Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gard...
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PLANT CLINIC
How to avoid problems in the vegetable garden
Q: Each year I have a lot of disease problems in my vegetable garden. What am I doing wrong? Is there any t...
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Garden Calendar
EVENTS Art in the Gardens: Features regional Florida artists and provides a sneak peek of the upcoming Arti...
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Garden Calendar
EVENTS Annual Festival of the Trees: Local, nation and international designers decorate holiday trees from ...
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