The freezing weather of January and February changed the Florida landscape but that will soon be just a memory as gardens renew in this ideal climate we now have.  Gardening is a very rewarding hobby and that’s why it’s so popular. People who don’t understand how to garden in Florida often get frustrated. We hope to lessen that frustration and to make gardening easier and more successful as we relate the seasonal varieation in plant performance in many future posts.

“It’s too hot to garden in Florida.” Not so fast! If you plan the majority of your planting, mulching, and pruning around the incredible weather Florida offers from October through April you’ll develop a completely different view of gardening. My summer chores are just mowing and edging the little lawn I have. Less is best with turf and that will remain a theme of this blog. Less lawn makes gardening more rewarding and less like a constant chore. Do the math. The lawn is the costliest and most demanding area of your property. It takes more water than all the rest of the water you and your family use. It takes more equipment and energy than most things you do around the house. Consider the size of your lawn and the time it takes to care for it. Cut that amount down to just what you need for the kids, pets and recreation. Just planting a seed…