In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Durable, strong, heavy, and timeless – stone is used for foundations, walls of buildings, slate roofs, sculptures, monuments, and tombstones. Generations have been awed by the...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas It’s rarely seen and mostly forgotten. In developed areas it’s covered with buildings, roads, and lawns. It’s typically called dirt, but horticulturists and gardeners call it...
By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Efficiency: since a whole day of weeding never makes it onto a calendar, pull a weed when it is spotted. To feel even better, pull another three. Yummy plants:...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Hurricanes that impacted Central Florida in 2004 and 2017 along with year-round storms with high winds call for due diligence in the landscape. Proper preparation...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Vines climb, scramble, and crawl. Most of them live to clamber to the top of a tree or structure – they are hardwired to seek sunlight....
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas In your lifetime, numerous trees that you become attached to will reach the end of their life span. In fact, if a tree reaches its lofty...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Before development, our now-urban areas were water absorbing natural areas with a wide diversity of native flora and fauna. Lakes and rivers were clean and clear....
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Gain one point for each these 25 accomplishments: Only use a renewable organic mulch such as pine bark or pine needles (no cypress!) Use fallen leaves...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas We are presently growing every one of these plants and are very pleased with them. Under the proper conditions they should also perform well for you....
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Plants called succulents are adapted to arid climates and are native to many places around the world. A few are even native to Florida. They are...
