Macadamia tetraphylla is a nut tree native to Australia.   The pendulous flowers are beautiful and have the fragrance of honey.  The scent i...

The Starfruit trees are bearing lots of fruit as their season starts in earnest this month. Persian Limes and Key Limes are also ready in l...

This is a Grizzled Mantis (Gonatista grisea) female.  The males have wings that cover the abdomen.  They are predaceous insects, typically f...

September is here already(!) and the days are growing shorter.  My garden is always in best form this time of year. The change of seasons i...

Today's installment is a close-up of the center of a sunflower head before the flower buds open. Mother Nature's Artistry is a month...

Mid- to late summer marks the peak of the pineapple season for most home-growers, although pineapples can fruit any month of the year in war...

Cestrum aurantiacum is one of the hardiest species in the genus (USDA Zones 8-11). The plant can be grown as a large shrub, or small multi-...

Cestrum diurnum is the counterpoint to Cestrum nocturnum .  This one releases its fragrance during the day.  The leaves of the Day Jasmine a...

Night-blooming Jasmine, properly known as Cestrum nocturnum , is a highly fragrant shrub for sun or part shade.  The small greenish-white,...

Passiflora incarnata, or Maypop as it is commonly known, is a deciduous species of Passionflower native to the southeastern U.S. (USDA Zones...