Gardening

This time of year, slow and steady growth wins the horticultural race

On this month's garden to-do list, we build plant strength and celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month

Winter 2026 was a good reminder to stay on top of your landscape’s cold-weather strategy

Select a Christmas tree that gives you joy and then consider some calming creativity

The Master Gardeners can help with yard management by diagnosing problems

As fall approaches, let’s prepare our outdoor spaces for seasonal gatherings

This time of year brings a major flowerpot reconfiguration in my landscape

December is a great month for locally grown produce

Optimizing outdoor space is a great way to add square footage to your home this fall

It’s time to get out of the blazing sun and see which plants can join us

This month is a time of transition in the garden

Take measures to protect your plants from the coming chill

Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles can guide our planting and our gatherings

Nature has been put at a distance, enjoyed in small doses outside the day-to-day demands of our civilized world.

Bromeliads are colorful tropical plants that are easy to cultivate and care for, but too often overlooked by beginning gardeners. Sally Gawler, president of the Indian River Bromeliad Society, wants to change that. So do a growing number of members who meet the second Monday of every month at the Garden Club of Indian River County to learn from horticultural experts, exchange ideas and share bromeliad success stories.

Ingrid Biesaart found the house of her dreams. Or maybe the house found her. Her priorities were clear when she started house-hunting by herself in 2007.

The month of May in Vero Beach might well be considered the beginning of summer, especially from the gardener’s perspective.

September in Florida might be likened to late winter in the North.

Imagine a pristine white cottage with a clay pot of bright crimson geraniums sitting at the base of a newel post.

As I put this column to bed, it is early December and we have been having unusually cool weather as the wind has been steadily out of the north, which brings to mind one of the worst fears of Florida gardeners. Freeze.