My Florida Backyard

Each year, we treat ourselves to a new variety of hippeastrum (more commonly but incorrectly known as "amaryllis"). This year'...

As a follow-up to our last post about the National Wildlife Federation's disappointing partnership with the Scotts MiracleGro corporatio...

We generally avoid political type issues on My Florida Backyard, but a recent news story caught our eye because it involves the National Wil...

A few years ago, the National Wildlife Federation published a great article called “ How Green is Your Garden? “, encouraging gardeners to ...

We love most bugs in My Florida Backyard. In general, they're part of a healthy balanced garden, and can often be fascinating to watch. ...

With yesterday's post, I've finished looking at the difficulty of implementing the National Wildlife Federation's six tips for ...

It's time to wrap up our exploration of the difficulty of implementing NWF's six tips for a green garden . Tip #6: Minimize, or bett...

Continuing our exploration of the difficulty of implementing NWF's six tips for a green garden ... Tip #4: Emphasize woody plants that c...

NOTE: I'm continuing to explore the difficulty of implementing NWF's six tips for a green garden . Tip #3: Choose materials with low...

NOTE: I'm continuing to explore the difficulty of implementing NWF's six tips for a green garden . Tip #2: Use hand tools instead of...

In my post on March 30, I introduced the National Wildlife Federation's six tips for a green garden. It's time to begin taking a loo...

Kermit the Frog famously told us it's not easy to be green. And in many ways, I think he may be right. It would be a lot easier to throw...