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Sunday, August 16, 2020

In Jo's Yard - last post - Join Facebook group

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 It has been a pleasure writing this blog, but it is time to move on.  My Villages Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society has started a...
Sunday, August 9, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 73 Walter's Viburnum (compact)

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  Let me preface today’s entry with a note that this blog will be coming to an end shortly.    My Villages Chapter of The Florida Native Pla...
Sunday, August 2, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 72 Chapman's Goldenrod

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Let me preface today’s entry with a note that this blog will be coming to an end shortly.   My Villages Chapter of The Florida Native Plan...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 71 Twinflower (swamp, not swamp)

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Let me preface today’s entry with a note that this blog will be coming to an end shortly.   My Villages Chapter of The Florida Native Plan...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 70 Compact Firebush

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I think the most stunning plant in my yard is the Compact Firebush ( Hamelia patens ).   I just love to walk out back in the morning to be...
Sunday, July 12, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 69 Flatwood Plum Tree

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One of the most beautiful sights in spring in Maryland is coming upon the flowering trees – the redbuds, the dogwoods, those cherry blosso...
Sunday, July 5, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 68 Simpson Stopper

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I have three Simpson Stoppers ( Myrcianthes fragrans) in my yard. This past winter, two of them gave me some cause for concern, but now a...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 67 Wild Lime Tree

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Northerners come to Florida and “think palm trees”, but there are many other beautiful native trees.   My Wild Lime ( Zanthoxylum fagara...
Sunday, June 21, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 66 Pineland lantana

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Two of my front yard flower beds have Pineland Lantana ( Lantana depressa ) shrubs bordering them.   There are three other species: Lantan...
Sunday, June 14, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 65 Bee Balm

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Bee Balm ( Monards punctada ),   also known as dotted horse mint, is a late summer bloomer. It is described as having “showy flowers” – an...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

In Jo's Yard - 64 Tropical Sage

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Next to the Blanket Flower, I think the Tropical Sage ( Salvia coccinea ) is the most prolific flower in my garden.   My plants have flowe...
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