Garden Architecture Blog

Fall is the beginning of our best growing season--the cool-weather vegetables. Here in north Florida we normally experience our first frost ...

Winter break in the Caribbean last year introduced me to leafy amaranth, a totally delicious cooked green.  Red amaranth (from Evergreen See...

I'm so fortunate to enjoy wonderful views from both of our gardens.  It's a blessing for now, until we decamp to the mountains in th...

Spanish needles (B. alba) is native to Florida, and so is not invasive Native plants are NOT invasive.  They belong here and work well withi...

Lobelia and pollen-collecting bumblebee It's so much fun to watch bumblebees (of various sizes) visiting flowers, whether they're co...

Zebra longwing on tropical sage. Florida's State Butterfly This year we’ve had a huge jump in population of Zebra longwing butterflies (...

Morning light across the ravine View through one of the kitchen windows Fall is around the corner; the light reflects the changes in the sun...