by Keri Byrum | Jul 28, 2016 | Garden Visits, Plant Spotlight
Hostas in Florida? Well, I am sorry to say it really isn’t going to happen the way you hope it will. I had the pleasure of attending the Garden Bloggers Fling in Minneapolis and it opened up the wound on my sore spot for hostas. While some Florida nurseries may...
by Keri Byrum | Jun 23, 2016 | Garden Visits, Plant Spotlight
Scrolling through my photos I couldn’t believe just how many images I’d taken of the sarracenia at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. I mean, I probably could have guessed, but these plants were just so beautiful that I couldn’t quit taking photographs!...
by Keri Byrum | Jun 17, 2016 | Garden Visits
After years of visiting Norfolk during the late fall, our May trip to Norfolk Botanical Garden was long overdue. This enormous garden (more than 175 acres!) could easily take several hours to explore, but on this hot summer day we spent about an hour enjoying the...
by Keri Byrum | Mar 11, 2016 | Garden Visits
When we travel there is almost always a side trip to a garden involved and I look forward to seeing the gardens, plants and operations of botanic gardens in different parts of the country. I think Mike might think it is a key part of my planning, but with so many...
by Keri Byrum | Mar 5, 2016 | Garden Visits, Plant Spotlight
Agaves and aloes are two of the toughest groups of plants for a dry garden. In Florida we can use these plants for punctuated form and interesting textures. In California agaves and aloes are becoming increasingly essential as water supplies are limited and plants and...
by Keri Byrum | Feb 9, 2016 | Garden Visits
The Butterfly Rainforest at the University of Florida’s Museum of Natural History is an amazing place. I should be embarrassed to write I just visited for the first time! As part of a board retreat for the Florida Wildflower Foundation we spent a day at the...
