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Category Archives: Plants/Gardens
Green Thumb Festival This Weekend
If you need a little motivational boost to get outside and do some spring sprucing up of your yard, head to Walter Fuller Park to the 24th Annual Green Thumb Festival. The festival runs Saturday and Sunday from 9AM to … Continue reading
Kapok Tree in Bloom
Yet another sure sign of Springtime in St. Petersburg is the crimson show of color put on by the Kapok tress around the city. This is not one of those trees that you see on every block, but there are … Continue reading
Azaleas Everywhere!
One of the surest (and most beautiful) signs of Springtime in St. Petersburg is the sudden burst of Azaleas blooming everywhere you look! These two photos were taken in the Allendale area of St. Petersburg yesterday, but these gorgeous flowers can … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Opportunity, Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged Azaleas, Springtime
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Springtime in St. Petersburg
One of the sure signs of Spring in St. Petersburg is the sudden adornment of all of the city’s oak trees with long, delicate strands of oak pollen. I’m not personally affected by the pollen, so I can appreciate the … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Opportunity, Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged oak tree, pollen, Springtime
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Coconut Palms at Raymond James Financial
Coconut Palms are a pretty common sight in South Florida. Starting in the Sarasota area, they grow very nicely along the beaches and shoreline, and the further south from there that you go, the more common it is to see … Continue reading
Florida Native Orchids
If you live in St. Petersburg or anywhere within an hour or so of St. Petersburg, and if you love orchids or have even a little interest in growing them, you need to visit Florida Native Orchids! We’ve all heard … Continue reading
Posted in Places, Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged Florida Native Orchids, orchids, St. Petersburg
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Bromeliads Along Coffee Pot Boulevard
For a garden with some intense bursts of color and a bold, interesting look and feel, many enthusiasts choose to plant Bromeliads. Although they can be grown in climates as varied as the southwestern deserts of the United States to … Continue reading
Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair
Today’s title is borrowed from the song, “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)”, released by Scott McKenzie in 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival. If I knew someone today who wanted to wear flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged flower, Frangiapanni, Frangipani, Plumeria, St. Petersburg
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What’s More St. Petersburg Than A Palm Tree?
Florida is synonymous with Palm trees, right? When new visitors or new residents come to St. Petersburg, they expect to see Palm trees, and lots of them, just the way visitors to the Smoky Mountains expect to see streams or … Continue reading
Posted in Places, Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged Gizella Kopsick Palm Aroboretum, palm tree
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Add a Croton for Color!
Thanks to our very plant-friendly climate in this region of Florida, St. Petersburg gardeners have access to a lot of great plants that just won’t grow in colder areas. This is a photo of one of the many varieties of … Continue reading
Posted in Plants/Gardens, St. Petersburg
Tagged Croton, shade garden, St. Petersburg
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