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Friday, May 9, 2008
“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” Longfellow’s words are so true, for more people have abandoned container gardening over impossibly high expectations than any other reason. And unrealistic expectations are the rule, not the exception. Full story »
Extension Service: Palm inoculation up to homeowners in Collier County
Friday, May 9, 2008
We are still seeing the loss of coconut palms in the Kent Drive and Trail Drive areas of Collier County to palm lethal yellowing. Diagnosing this wilt disease can be tricky, as there are several problems that have similar symptoms. Full story »
Get Growing: Garden Calendar
Friday, May 9, 2008
To a ‘tea’
Friday, May 2, 2008
A cup of tea at breakfast or over lunch is one of life’s simple indulgences. It’s even more special — and not much more difficult — if you grow the herbs yourself. Full story »
Extension Service: Beatles ’do, rather than smokestack look, prepares palms for hurricanes
Friday, May 2, 2008
Every year just before hurricane season, this happens. I see way too many green palm tree fronds being removed. As if to justify the practice, it is given the title of “hurricane cutting,” which is a violation (subject to fines) of Collier County Land Development Code 91-102, as well as a violation of the International Society of Arboriculture standards. Full story »
Hidden-hose vacuum, chargeable sweeper put a little more magic in cleaning
Friday, April 25, 2008
There are a few things about cleaning the floor that can make us almost loathe the task. Like trying to successfully sweep a pile of dirt into a dustpan that keeps scooting back with each stroke of the broom, so that finally you’ve got to straddle it with one foot. There’s always that maddening little line of dirt that never gets above the edge of the ramp. Full story »
Two Naples artists see perfect plant reproduction as their botanical calling
Friday, April 25, 2008
The centuries-old tradition of botanical art still blooms in Naples. If anything, the demand for it has bloomed, and the work of Naples artists Elizabeth Smith and RoxAnne Daly reveals the wide range of its contemporary applications
Both produce and sell traditional botanical watercolor paintings. Smith’s work has a distinct scientific, educational focus, while Daly applies her skills to porcelain arts. Full story »
Both produce and sell traditional botanical watercolor paintings. Smith’s work has a distinct scientific, educational focus, while Daly applies her skills to porcelain arts. Full story »
Extension Service: Sprouting from Arizona to Argentina, marigold not just a Midwest flower
Friday, April 25, 2008
Marigolds (genus Tagetes) are among the easiest of bedding plants to grow, and one of the most popular. Marigolds are members of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family and are generally installed as annuals, but 29 of the approximately 56 species of Marigolds, are perennials. Full story »
Get Growing: Garden Calendar
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Get Growing: Garden Calendar
Friday, April 18, 2008
Periwinkle gets rain gear with a new, summer-hardy strain
Friday, April 18, 2008
Traditionally, periwinkles (Catharanthus roseus) are planted during the dry fall and winter periods because they can’t tolerate wet feet and succumb to what Bob Cook refers to as the “stepped-on” diseases during the summer. Full story »
Bee warned
Friday, April 18, 2008
Florida has had a touchier pest in the Africanized honey bee since roughly 1987. Its reputation as a menace registered code red last week, however, when a Florida man died after a swarm attacked him. Full story »
Roofing a home is traumatic, so make sure it’s right the first time
Friday, April 18, 2008
I felt a foundation-jarring thud, convincing enough to reset my heartbeat. Expletives, delivered gleefully and without self-consciousness, rained down, pouring from the mouths of the crew at work on my roof. Full story »
Treasures: Vast $$ difference between ‘like’ and ‘by’
Saturday, April 12, 2008
This painting is a family heirloom that was shipped to me from England in the 1970s. I was told that the artist was John Cipriani and I would like some more information. Full story »
When that advertised sunshine makes your home a bit too public, here’s some shade
Saturday, April 12, 2008
You see it in brochures for model homes and hear it from real-estate agents trying to seal the deal: Lots of windows! Plenty of sunshine! Full story »
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