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In early 2008, Stephan Edwards bought an apartment in Palm Springs, Calif., and over the next four months he restored the bathroom using fixtures dating to circa 1958, the year the building was constructed. When he finished, he sent photos to the one person he knew would truly appreciate his efforts: Pam Kueber at retrorenovation.com.
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At first, Penny Carnathan thought she was witness to an amazing amphibious rescue effort in her pond. Then she realized the frogs were looking for love.
I'm a fool for flattery.
There are many varieties of sour oranges; the rootstock is often used to grow other types of citrus.
For the entire history of the Hillsborough County Recycled Yard Art contest, Bob Dickey has walked away with a top prize.
It wasn't even a pumpkin lantern the original Jack carried in the centuries-old Irish legend. It was a turnip. Way back when, people carved scary faces into turnips, potatoes and giant beets to make jack o' lanterns. Not pumpkins.
The over-achievers already have their seedlings started and they're smacking their chops in happy anticipation:
Penny and I reach for our fair share of metaphors every week when we talk and write about our gardens. Mostly, we grab onto those that cast us as nurturers; we are parents, friends, even lovers to our plants.
The mango festival was held at Colorfield Farms in Wimauma last week and it's going to get an encore from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They'll have speakers at 10 a.m., "Growing Tropical Fruit in Central Florida"; noon, "Mango Mania, Culinary Demonstration"; 2 pm, "Mango Tree Basics"; and 4 p.m., "Selecting a Mango Variety."
Lawn out front, flowers in the back. It's the landscaping equivalent of a mullet haircut: Business in the front, party out back.
On recent walks around my neighborhood, I noticed several newly resodded front lawns and I realized that some homeowners replace their front lawn more often than they replace their carpet.
The practically-free garden Lorraine Taylor, 77 Why she did it: When Lorraine moved into her home overlooking Hillsborough Bay in 1998, there were only oak trees, dirt, weeds and a little grass in the front yard. She knew it would be hard getting grass to grow under the oaks and, even if she managed that, she would have a hard time maintaining it.
Plants are the best way I know of to keep a person's memory alive. They're living and breathing. We can give them the attention we would have given the person we mourn. We feed them, admire them, maybe even talk to them.
Gardening offers lots of life lessons. I've learned that you can't ignore bullies.
Not sure what to get that gardener for Father's Day? Consider items that are, well, powerful.
Shade trees not only provide much-needed relief from the afternoon sun, but add character to your neighborhood.
These giant grasshoppers can wreak havoc on your plants, unless they're done in by your hand or a loggerhead shrike.
As you look for the perfect palm to add to your Florida landscape, consider a Sabal.
If you've been racking your brain for a Mother's Day gift for the gardening mom in your life, consider these ideas.
Your grass may not be growing, but that just gives your weeds - er, wildflowers - a chance to flourish.
Immediate and longer-term solutions are required to slow the disease, which is spread by the Asian psyllid.
GreenFest: A plant festival where shoppers can buy everything from Florida natives and tropicals to herbs and other edibles, along with yard art and garden accessories.
Proper tree maintenance can go a long way in helping prevent damage caused by storms and other weather events.
"Yard Crashers," came to Tampa last week, and host Ahmed Hassan and his crew were everything a loyal viewer could hope for.
The DIY Network's "Yard Crashers," filming in Tampa for the first time, has begun its 48-hour makeover of a young family's neglected backyard.
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