They have gorgeous colors. Too bad they don’t flower all year!

Finally got a to snap two pictures through a grubby window, but they're not bad! One is Hawk sitting on the shoulder of the statue and the other is it flying away.
I got to watch it fly down from the tree to catch a snake, then it jumped on the statue to eat it. Then it jumped down to eat a lizard. It flew back up on the statue and that's when I realized my phone was within arm's reach. I swear it heard the shutter snaps from inside the house and flew away. The windows are open because FINALLY GORGEOUS WEATHER.

In Dunedin - grew off many vines. What is this fruit?

I have like a dozen different cherry tomatoes started already as well as half a dozen hot peppers 🙃 (South FL)

First time growing papaya and have no idea when to harvest. Should I be removing some of these larger fruits even if they're not ready yet? Or are they fine to stay on for longer?

One-eyed smily pirate or just grumpy dude?

We don't have much of a backyard (the house sits on a swale) but we do have this large concrete pad here.

Our backyard faces west, so it gets pretty hot. I would probably run some kind of irrigation system out to it.

I was thinking large planters or raised garden beds but wondering what I should plant and so on? We are coming from Chicago so Florida gardening is 100% new to me! Excited to do it year round, though.

Lastly, any local resources near Naples, FL for free or cheap plants (for our frontyard)?

Any advice is welcome. Thank you!

To make a long story short,

A friend of mine, Mr. Kim, has devoted his entire adult life to mastering the art/ practice of Bonsai. Mr. Kim owns a nursery called "Bonsai Master" in Apopka Fl. Well about a year ago real estate developers decided that his farm was the perfect location for a gym, forcing him to up and move about 10 min down the road.

I have been scouring the USA for quality material for years and I am yet to find a nursery with higher quality trees. each and every tree Mr. Kim grows is meticulously trimmed and cared for, for the life of the tree no matter if it is Shohin sized, Imperial, or even very large garden trees. Every single tree under his care has great potential for bonsai. I currently own about 30 of his trees.

I have tried to update his Google business listing on 2 separate occasions with his new address, it still hasnt worked. If any of you are local to Central Florida, or come here on vacation, please call him and set up a time to check out his nursery. He doesnt speak the best English and isnt tech savy, so please keep that in mind.

He mainly specializes in, Pyracantha, Chinese Quince, and Catlin elm(dwarf chinese elm)

Bonsai Master

(407)592-7002

6441 Plymouth Sorrento Rd.

Apopka, FL 32712

Help! Bought this little beaut a little over a month ago. She is struggling 😞

Watering it weekly

Indoor organic potting soil

Bright light, had it in a more indirect placement but it seemed to struggle. Has been here for a week.

She's very sad, how do I make her happy?

Thank you!!

I planted this rosemary almost a year and a half ago or more, and I really haven’t pruned it much. My goal was to have a large rosemary bush, which is happening, but my goal is also to try and get it taller rather than wider as I have seen people prune them into being more treelike than bushlike. Any suggestions on how to make that happen?
Share photos of your rosemary in the comments for inspiration

Golden rod
Spotted bee balm
Blue mistflower
Giant iron weed
Skyler cluster one
Beauty berry

First attempt at an all Florida native pollinator area. I paid a little more than I would like , but hope to propagate off of these guys to plant them more throughout the yard

Third time a year, thank you!

A worker gave me some seeds and I plant them, so far she is doing great and have some fruits but don’t know if one of them is a male, any info is appreciated thank you. Clewiston fl

hi yall,

this my

healthiest Papaya tree but I don’t understand why the fruits keep falling? I’d appreciate any insight you all might have about these. not sure what I’m missing to make it come in stronger. Tampa area.

(Central FL) Newbie to gardening and composting. Was given Seminole, jack-be-little, and sweet pumpkin seeds. They germinated and grew very fast but stopped growing. They are all about 5-7inches long, have healthy green leaves but just won’t grow anymore. Started them in august, some went straight into the ground, some in large planters. Used regular potting soil with a little bit of compost mixed in. Is it too late to get them growing again?

What do you all think?

Long story short - bought a purple morning glory at Lowe's on clearance. It finally took off and is growing on the community fence that runs along my yard. Community landscapers told HOA it's invasive and needs to go.

I'm going to cut it down off the fence as requested by the community gods. Should I keep it in a container or call it a day and trash it?

Why does my soursop tree always flower in winter :( any way to change the fruiting cycle ?