I have a small area in between a a deck and shed that died out during the last freeze. I ripped everything out and looking for something simple to go there. Area is mostly shady due to deck, shed, and oak canopy above. Zone 9. Any recommendations on plants/trees/shrubs that would do well in this space? Thanks
Hi all, this is my mango tree in Florida that recently died off up top from the cold snaps we had. Now I have all this great new growth underneath, but I don’t know if I should trim it out/thin it out because they’re gonna be very condensed and I’m worried about the structure/ resources usage.
What should I do? Break off some of the smaller ones/clip them off? Leave it and see which ones really grow out?
Also, don’t worry about it being a grafted tree, I grew from a seed. I know it might be a mystery fruit, but it’s special to me.
picture taken at the hottest part of the day. the yard hasn't been messed with since last year. I need help with figuring out how to utilize this area. I want flowers and food and also grass 😭 Is this wishful thinking? I am willing to redo EVERYTHING about this backyard and even want to remove/kill the avocado tree.
I live in orlando and have a black thumb. I want to make my front yard look pretty for the spring/summer without having to maintain it very much. Of course my husband can cut shrubs but if it requires watering, it’ll probably die. What can I put here to make it look put together? I was thinking black mulch and some small plants/flowers, but don’t know which kinds. I would be replacing everything above that red line in the pic.
I have an area along a neighbor fence that has a wall of Graceful Bamboo as a screen for privacy. It's a large area, probably close to 100 feet.
I would like to plant some large trees in front of the bamboo so that the bamboo becomes more of an unimportant green backdrop. It's full sun with the sun rising behind the 'green wall' and pretty much hitting the area all day until late.
I want stuff that's good for wildlife, preferably native, and a range of eventual mature heights.
Right now I'm leaning towards a mix of Longleaf Pine, Black Gum/Tupelo, and Red Mulberry.
I don't want anything that is going to aggressively seed or root sucker even if it's a native. I've had to remove several Carolina Cherry Laurels for this reason in another area. Hurricane resistance is also a consideration which is why Red Maple is not on the list. It's a fairly open area. I want it to have an 'edge of the forest' feel to it. I don't mind the pine cones or similar, I just don't want the Carolina Cherry Laurel situation of a bazillion seedlings everywhere.
I noticed my Sago palm is having a growth spurt. The first picture was taken at 9 o’clock this morning and at 2 o’clock this afternoon were the second pictures…. amazingly fast. That’s so cool.
Don’t give up! We have two young avocado trees that were hit hard by the freeze despite being covered. They have shoots coming out from the bottom of the main trunk. We were sure they were dead, but I am a “hope Springs eternal” type of person & wanted to wait until May 1 before pulling them out.
This young weeping bottlebrush tree was planted about a year ago. It started growing some new leaves this spring. Is there anything I can do to encourage more growth? Does gentle pruning help? What about fertilizer? Thanks!
We grew 94 pounds of red onions. The seeds were from Hoss. I’m very happy with the results!
Hi I’m in 10b I think. I have a pomegranate tree that either drops flowers or will make fruit then drop that. It’s never a ton 6-7 max at once. It’s about 6 years old. I forget the variety but I was told it’s grafted from a tree that grew in Florida for a long time.
First bloom of the year. Central Fl.
anyone know where I can get a feijoa tree in CF? They have a gorgeous one in front of the glass knife on mills in Orlando. Would love one.
I recently planted more seeds and randomly this new plant is coming up that doesn’t look like anything I planted. Where could trh seed be from? I posted a photo of the larger plant leaves (photo 3) a few days ago but wanted to recheck now that it has grown a bit more. If it’s a canna lily should I keep it ?
I’m in SW Florida and am new to hummingbirds. I put 4 feeders up 1 week ago and haven’t seen any. Anyone else see any?
A few weeks ago I posted the first two images wondering what would cause my Ghost pepper plant to wilt during the day and come back at night. Found no definite answers and as expected the plant finally died. The third pic shows what looks like the stem was eaten all the way around. I have evidence that snails were present but thought they only eat the leaves. My garden has several other Ghosts (seen in the pics) and other peppers that are doing fine as well as tomatoes and herbs. I have replaced the plant from a backup seedling but would really love to know what this was.