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Murmuration in South Florida: Beauty in Motion: The sky is its own ever changing landscape. If you’re lucky, you just might catch the red light at Sample Road and Federal Highway in Pompano Beach around 6:00pm to witness the murmuration consisting of possibly thousands of Starlings who gather there each night. Technically, the word “murmuration” simply refers to any flock of Starlings [...]
Love trees? Check out Arbor Day at Mounts Botanical Garden!: January 22 is Florida Arbor Day at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach from noon to 4:00pm. I prefer to think of this day as Tree Appreciation Day; a time to ponder the gifts trees give us and to learn more ways to give back to them and to our planet. Trees are the [...]
Free Eco-Movies at Secret Woods Nature Center: On the second Tuesday of each month from 6:00-9:00pm, there is free movie showing followed by a moderated discussion that is open to the public at Secret Woods Nature Center in Dania Beach, Florida. This series is hosted by the South Florida Audubon Society, the Broward County Environmental Education Council (EEC), the Green League of [...]
South Florida Year-Round Halloween Decorations: While working in Boca Raton today, we noticed a tree full of Golden Silk Orb Weavers. I have also seen many of them in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Ft. Lauderdale. With body lengths up to two inches, not including legspan, they can appear very ominous as they dangle in the trees. They [...]
Celebrate Culture at Hollywood’s EuroFest!: Here’s your chance to experience various countries without leaving South Florida! The cultures of many European countries including Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, and Germany will be represented at this three day festival at the ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood on November 4-6. Activities and features include European cuisine, interactive games, face painting, live bands, [...]
Vanilla Orchids for South Florida: Vanilla beans originate from a vining type of orchid and are one of the most flavorful and sought after commodities in today’s world spice market. The Totonac people of Mexico were the first to cultivate the pods and created a mythology that the orchid came into existence when a princess fled to the forest with [...]
An Easy Way to Add Passion to Your Garden: I’ve seen Passion defined as a “strong and barely controllable emotion” and also as a “state of outburst of such emotion”. Passion Flower Vines seem to encompass both concepts with their curious varied flowers, fragrance and tenacity as a vine. A few varieties take it a step further and even produce edible fruit! As [...]
People and Plants THRIVE in South Florida!: Upon hearing about a new and healthy Miami Beach brunch experience, I decided to meet up with some Facebook friends and investigate these reports. T.H.R.I.V.E. stands for The Healthy Raw Inspired Vegan Experience but the menu has a nice mix of raw and cooked selections. Miami NewTimes awarded Thrive with the Best Place for Outdoor [...]
South Florida Wildlife Center: True Confession, I recently accidentally knocked a bird’s nest out of a Phoenix sylvestris Date Palm. Three very young, barely feathered babies fell to the ground, started squawking and the nest fell down and rolled beside them. There were no parental birds around and I wasn’t sure what to do. I was horrified and for [...]
Learn How to Go Native at Mounts Botanical Garden: On Saturday, August 20th, 2011, members of the Palm Beach Chapter of the Native Plant Society will be at Mounts Botanical Garden from 9:00am-12:00 noon to inspire people to use Florida native plants in their yards. Horticulturalists will discuss various native plant species including their growth requirements such as lighting, water, and soil preferences. They [...]