Members of the Elegant Gardeners Club of Sun City Center host flower show. ...more

March 31, 2009

Florida Friendly Plant of the Week: American beauty berry or Callicarpa americana. ...more

February 16, 2009

Let's be honest. Most of us won't have the opportunity, much less the money, to attend this evening's Super Bowl. And we weren't invited to the A-list parties and didn't encounter Bruce Springsteen or even Paris Hilton on the sidewalk. ...more

February 1, 2009

Imagine your garden without birds and butterflies. What a quiet, still and lifeless place it would seem! If you, like most gardeners, cherish the sights and sounds that birds bring to your landscape, there are simple ways to make your landscape irresistible to flying wildlife. ...more

October 12, 2008

Florida summers are a great time for planting. One good storm can drop 1 to 3 inches of rain, which soaks into the soil and encourages roots to follow. Plants with deep roots will grow up to be drought-tolerant. ...more

May 28, 2008

A Meadow Pointe woman has been selected as a semifinalist in the America's Favorite Mom contest and will appear on NBC's "Today" show on Friday. ...more

May 5, 2008

Florists in Carrollwood and surrounding neighborhoods are ready for their busiest single day of the year, Valentine's Day. ...more

February 13, 2008

Florists in Carrollwood and surrounding neighborhoods are ready for their busiest single day of the year, Valentine's Day. ...more

February 13, 2008

The little girl entered the big gymnasium in a stroller, asleep and oblivious to the 3,000 people on hand to pay last respects to her father, Sean Taylor. ...more

December 4, 2007

At a tea sponsored by the Women's Guild of Nativity Catholic Church on Sept. 24, former Tampa Tribune columnist Judy Hill pulled double duty. She was the featured speaker and the judge for the most-unique hat contest, picking Marilyn Evans's Robin Hood-style black felt cap with red, yellow and magenta feathers flowing down her back. ...more

October 1, 2007