My Florida Backyard

It's been another warm winter here in My Florida Backyard, and coupled with last year's complete lack of a hard freeze, some of our ...

The air is fresh and clean, the sky is clear and blue, and it's time to venture out into My Florida Backyard again! So far, all we'v...

This weekend has been a bit of a case of "be careful what you wish for". After watching TS Beryl dump all its rain on the north an...

Though My Florida Backyard hasn't seen rain in several weeks, there has been rain in the area, taunting us from a distance. The other ni...

A foggy morning left everything covered in a layer of dewdrops, including these spiderwebs that are for some reason all over our young cypre...

With the low here in Tampa Bay forecast at a ridiculous 29 degrees tonight, we spent the afternoon covering some of the most vulnerable plan...

Glory Hallelujah! After the driest October in recorded history (we haven't seen a raindrop in six weeks), My Florida Backyard finally g...

 The rainy season has begun in earnest here in Florida. Daily afternoon or evening rains are almost guaranteed, and some days are rainy all ...

March went out like a lamb today, providing a great morning for adding plants to the outside edge of our newly-expanded front garden . It...

After two steady days of rain, My Florida Backyard is looking a little soggy. The ducks are loving it though... and proving the old saying a...

March came in soft as a lamb yesterday, with sunny skies and balmy breezes. Unfortunately, the proverbial lion followed with a vengeance tod...

As yet another cold snap hits the Bay area, I'm pleased to report that the plants in My Florida Backyard are soldiering on, and even the...

This winter has been pretty ridiculous across the entire country - there's snow on the ground in 49 states right now (but not here, tha...

With the worst of this unbelievable cold spell behind us (although another freeze is possible tonight), I took a walk in My Florida Backyar...