A Southern Wood Fern brings classic beauty to any garden. All around Tallahassee and Leon County you’ll find this Florida native in yards, flower beds, front and back porches, along most canopy roads and densely wooded areas.

The Dryopteris ludoviciana (its scientific name; pronounced: dry-OP-tur-iss loo-doe-viss-ee-AY-nuh) patent-leather-like green foliage does have a shiny appearance and can grow up to 4 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide. Other names it’s known by are Southern Shield Fern and Florida Shield Fern.

Colorful flowers always add fullness to a home’s beautiful display, as the gorgeous Blue Agapanthus does. It is especially attractive when this lily of the Nile is seen in your garden bed or along your walkway, amassed in a broad array fully blooming.

If you’ve never seen this perennial before, it has clusters of large, blue, lavender or purple, funnel-like blooms. These flowers sit on long stalks towering over the green leaves in its bundle below. The best time to spot this African Lily in full bloom is during its peak times of the year which is summer and early fall.

It’s springtime in north Florida, and as the new season settles in for the next three months, our temperatures are beginning to rise. However, even though we are starting to see more 80-degree days doesn’t necessarily mean your lawn is ready to get fertilized.  

Every Spring, when our Leon County lawns begin wakening up, we’ll get calls, emails or Facebook questions asking one of our Dickerson lawn care specialists, “How early can I fertilize my lawn?” That’s a great question, and according to William Dickerson, the company owner, and 32-year veteran of lawn care maintenance, he recommends fertilizing by mid-April after the Azaleas and Dogwoods have finished blooming.

With all the rainy, cold weather behind us, it looks like we’re in for another beautiful Leon County season! Spring is right on time, and you know what that means for Tallahassee residents. It’s time to spring into action and get our yards summer-time ready with some good old fashion spring grooming!

Before you pick-up that rake, pull that mower cord or gas up your trimmer, it’s always best to create your “to-do” list first. By checking items off your agenda, as they get completed, the job will go faster and eliminate what needs attention next.

"Strawberry Fields is anywhere you want to go."— John Lennon In home gardens, Florida strawberries can be planted in the fall, September through early November. The cooler tempuratures and shorter daylight hours are needed to produce fruit. Strawberries can be planted...

Fall in Florida, tempuratures are still warm, but the days are getting shorter, the sunlight has a lower intensity, and as cooler tempuratures move in lawns become slower growing. This is a good time to prepare your lawn for the coming winter months. The recommended...

Succulent plants offer a unique addition to gardens and landscaping. Because of their growing habits, succulents can be used as an attention getting focal point or tucked in unsuspecting spots - hopefully provoking an ‘Oh, wow!” from friends and visitors. Because...

Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening   Love to garden, love fresh veggies and herbs? Not that excited about weeding? Hydroponic gardening could be your answer. Hydroponic gardening has been around for thousands of years. Ancient Egyption and Aztec cultures used this...

Hurricane season is roaring in later than usual this year!By keeping a few items in mind, preparing your landscaping in event of a hurricane making landfall in your neighborhood should go smoothly.Keep yard debris out of storm drains, keep your gutters clear and...