How to Make Sure Your Bird of Paradise Blooms

Bird of paradise plants (Strelitzia reginae) are popular all over Florida and we've always had them in our yard. I noticed some of them rarely bloom, while others pop up and surprise me. I learned there are certain conditions you can set to make sure your Bird of Paradise plant blooms regularly. This particular one … Continue reading How to Make Sure Your Bird of Paradise Blooms

Hurricane Helene Causes a Mess in Atlantic Beach, but No Major Damage

Hurricane Helene crashed into the Florida panhandle this week as a massive category 4 hurricane and made its effects felt all the way to our coast in Atlantic Beach. It got really loud and windy around midnight. Things kept banging into the house and waking me up. Then all the power went out, and the … Continue reading Hurricane Helene Causes a Mess in Atlantic Beach, but No Major Damage

What Are These Small Bananas on My Florida Banana Tree?

After trying a fresh banana off the banana trees in our Florida yard, I wondered why it looked and tasted different than the grocery store bananas. It had seeds! And instead of being long, slender, and rounded, it was short and chunky, almost squared off hard edges. And when it ripened to yellow, they all … Continue reading What Are These Small Bananas on My Florida Banana Tree?

Apply for Free Trees for Atlantic Beach Residents

Did you know Atlantic Beach, FL residents can apply for two free trees for their front yard? Thanks to an update on the Chapter 23 (commonly known as the tree code) code of ordinances, the city has expanded the use of tree-conservation funds to plants trees in font yards on private property. Funds to plant … Continue reading Apply for Free Trees for Atlantic Beach Residents

Checking Out the New Beach Bowl in Jax Beach

I was excited to check out the newly renovated Beach Bowl in Jacksonville Beach, unfortunately we never even got to bowl! If you go, be prepared to wait. And wait. And wait... It was a Tuesday afternoon around 4PM when we checked in and were told it would be a two hour wait. We optimistically … Continue reading Checking Out the New Beach Bowl in Jax Beach