Tropical Florida Garden Blog | What’s Blooming Edison Ford Winter Estates

Orange and black are the traditional colors associated with Halloween. While black flowers are hard to come by, the gardens at Ed..

Join us for two days of free classes on orchid care and shop several vendor booths selling orchids and supplies. And come hungry, ..

For a little more than a year, we've been selling live edge slabs of wood from trees from the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Now,..

Did you know that there is a bromeliad for nearly every spot in your Southwest Florida yard? They will grow in sun, shade, and eve..

The winter estate of the Ford family, known as "The Mangoes," featured a grove of mangoes, as well as an allée of the stately tre..

From the Abraham Darby rose to the Zululand Cycad, our plant database is a myriad of plant names and numbers. Twice a year our Pla..

With a forecast calling for thunderstorms, 37 intrepid butterfly counters headed out on June 10, 2019 to four locations in Lee Cou..

June is one of the best months for enjoying flowering trees in Southwest Florida. The royal poincianas and jacarandas are in bloom..

If you've driven through a Fort Myers neighborhood recently, you've probably spotted trees with bright yellow flowers. This time o..

Have you noticed the bright orange-red flowers adorning many trees in Southwest Florida lately? That's probably the royal poincian..

June is the month when many of the flowering trees start to show their colors- they thrive with longer daylight hours, afternoon d..

From now until October 1, 2019, a special garden display created by Edison Ford staff will be on view at the United States Bot..