I watched one of your videos, where you asked what to do with papaya fruit, Well it is a fruit when ripe, but can be used as a vegetable when green. You can slice it and fry it as potato chips, you can broil it with cheese like au-gratin potatoes, make squash casserole, boil and mash, add butter and chives and you have mashed potatoes. ETC
Please do an episode on Florida's native Ericaceae species. Lyonias are wonderful shrubs. 😁 I see them growing all over on vacant lots, but never see them planted in landscapes, and rarely available from nurseries. Tar flower is another one I never see re-planted in developed areas even though it grew naturally in the area before it got cleared. 😢
This videos are so informative, prepared, entertaining, and such a great quality!! Love this videos because we learn so much!! Im from Puerto Rico but Florida shares native plants with the Caribeann so I can still take ideas from this videos and anyway, maybe in the future I may end up living in Florida so this information is so useful for me. Thank you!!
Welcome to the Native Plants section of Gardening 😉 I am all about not coaxing... I just don’t have time. Can you relate? 😅 Also, if an “easy” Plant is struggling, it may say more about your soil than you! Wishing you a green thumb!
I absolutely LOVE your videos and you’ve helped me make sense of my garden. Now, did I understand you correctly? Are you not doing any more videos? If that’s true then I’m upset. I love how you teach. Please reconsider. If you hold classes I’d like to know so if I live close by I can attend. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and new year and all the very best to you.
Thanks so much for this video, I love the idea of this series!! I’m originally from Florida and it’s awesome to learn more about the ecosystems I took for granted. Sharing this with family and friends in Florida so they can grow more native plants! So glad I found your channel, I’ve been looking for more plant youtubers to subscribe to!! 💚
I'm so happy you found the video too! Thank you so much for sharing with friends and family! Every person who knows a little bit more and does a little bit more... will help make Florida even better for our wildlife. Thank you again!
Thank you Sandra 😄 My first choice for grass replacement if you want the general lawn look, takes traffic and works in semi-shade to full sun... this is one that neighbors won't feel like is out of the normal unless they get close... and that would be Frog Fruit. You can host butterflies... mow once a season to once a month. Keep it at least 3 inches tall. Now if you aren't going to be walking on it and want some other fun choices... Twin flower, dune sunflower, sunshine mimosa, blue eyed grass, creeping sage... and the list goes on 😄 I'm personally going doing some experiments replacing a section with frog fruit but mix in some blue eyed grass.
You talk about invasive I moved into my home over 10 years ago. I had a beautiful front garden two trees on either side of the steps leading up to the door. Hurricane came and kind of destroyed those, but they still lived. Recently I noticed it was changing the environment. The people that originally lived here I put in abetting so that it had a very short root system. But still had beautiful ferns and bird of paradise mother of tongue, so I put in a lot of potted plants and it worked until. I noticed one day sitting on the steps that there was a plant a vine wrapped around one of my trees. no, I pulled it off, I had noticed that there had been some trying to creep up my house. I didn’t think much of it at that time. So I started checking the garden. They were everywhere they had invaded my garden. Turned out it was a philodendron not only was it not a Florida native it was a house plant and it had killed everything or almost everything you should’ve seen the pile. I had ripped out of my front garden and it’s now ruined. I IE why I’m looking at this video. I have never heard of anything. I’ve been gardening for my entire life. It ate pot plants trees it didn’t care. It was like a living monster. I saved one as a reminder and I put it in a pot. So half of my front garden, which isn’t very big will have topsoil native plants and then I will put. I forget what you call it but then some thing on top mulch on top of it. We’re also putting in toad hotels. The weirdest one as I had a turtle with succulents in it, and after I pulled everything out, I couldn’t find my turtle I looked, and I looked, couldn’t find it. I knew where it was but it wasn’t there. That’s when I realized there was a tree that grew out of that. An entire tree roots on all side of this 2 foot ceramic turtle. I have had the strangest experience with this garden. When I do my replacement I plan on doing a video on it. Thanks for your knowledge I greatly appreciate it.
I want to create a wildlife sanctuary on my land with native plants. I do feel some guilt about uprooting any invasive/exotic plants that were planted before by previous owners because it's not the plants fault it was planted in the wrong environment. But it's better for the native ecosystem to get rid of the plants that never evolved there, right?
I totally understand the feeling! While native plants are best for our wildlife, taking away their habitat and food sources is not good for them. Exotic and invasive plants may be providing some benefit to wildlife... so go slow when removing. I found that starting with a small space was best. Let the wildlife come in and flourish... and then I was hooked! I continue to pick away, taking it bit by bit. Every native plants makes a difference! So start small and be kind to yourself 😄
Howdy neighbor! The two that I go to most is Wilcox for Native plants and Jene’s for Tropical plants (edible and decorative). Basic vegetables I go to Lowe’s.
So frustrating! I've seen in Lowe's and Home Depot milkweed that says Butterfly Weed... but if you look at the scientific name... it is Tropical Milkweed. Makes me mad! Because people are trying to avoid Tropical Milkweed and I feel like this is purposely deceptive.
Those are super pretty. I’m not sure but I would ask the Florida Native Plant Groups on Facebook. Not only will you get help but some of the owners and workers are on there 😊
My editing skills and b-roll library wasn't as expansive at the time... so I get ya on wanting to see more of the plants, Lin 😂 More of my current videos do a better job. Check out the lantana series or the butterfly garden series to see lots of native plants! Cheers!
Hi there Wild Floridian! We love what you're doing and how you're promoting native plants. We'd like to collaborate, could you email us or DM us on IG? Cheers!
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What part of FL are you in? And do you do consulting?
Me again. I’m in Orlando and would love to hire someone as a consultant. Do you do that?
Also - yes - I’d watch a two day video 😉
I watched one of your videos, where you asked what to do with papaya fruit, Well it is a fruit when ripe, but can be used as a vegetable when green. You can slice it and fry it as potato chips, you can broil it with cheese like au-gratin potatoes, make squash casserole, boil and mash, add butter and chives and you have mashed potatoes. ETC
Worrrrddd??? Betttt!!
I have the tiniest yard and so many native plants would take over.
I really like your channel. Good vibes all the time. Your approach is so calm and entertaining at the same time.
I love your knowledge of plants i have a beautiful garden too i love the wildlife it attracts
Please do an episode on Florida's native Ericaceae species. Lyonias are wonderful shrubs. 😁 I see them growing all over on vacant lots, but never see them planted in landscapes, and rarely available from nurseries. Tar flower is another one I never see re-planted in developed areas even though it grew naturally in the area before it got cleared. 😢
So so glad I found you!
Oh!!! I'm so happy the videos help :)
Staring at your Mulberry tree behind you🧐🤔 it looks so good! Is that Everbearing Mulberry?
Yes! It is Everbearing Mulberry! 😄 Good eye 🌺
Very informative
This videos are so informative, prepared, entertaining, and such a great quality!! Love this videos because we learn so much!! Im from Puerto Rico but Florida shares native plants with the Caribeann so I can still take ideas from this videos and anyway, maybe in the future I may end up living in Florida so this information is so useful for me. Thank you!!
Thank you for these videos! I am new-ish to gardening and it makes sense to me to focus more on plants that will grow without a lot of coaxing.
Welcome to the Native Plants section of Gardening 😉 I am all about not coaxing... I just don’t have time. Can you relate? 😅 Also, if an “easy” Plant is struggling, it may say more about your soil than you! Wishing you a green thumb!
I absolutely LOVE your videos and you’ve helped me make sense of my garden.
Now, did I understand you correctly? Are you not doing any more videos? If that’s true then I’m upset. I love how you teach.
Please reconsider.
If you hold classes I’d like to know so if I live close by I can attend.
Wishing you a lovely Christmas and new year and all the very best to you.
I’m so happy you liked Vlogmas! No permanent goodbye… just goodbye to 5 videos a week and a break until after Christmas 😊
@@WildFloridian SOOO glad
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Loved this! You are a very confident presenter
Thanks so much for this video, I love the idea of this series!! I’m originally from Florida and it’s awesome to learn more about the ecosystems I took for granted. Sharing this with family and friends in Florida so they can grow more native plants! So glad I found your channel, I’ve been looking for more plant youtubers to subscribe to!! 💚
I'm so happy you found the video too! Thank you so much for sharing with friends and family! Every person who knows a little bit more and does a little bit more... will help make Florida even better for our wildlife. Thank you again!
So happy to see this!
Yay! 😄
SO HELPFUL I LOVE YOU!!!!
Thank you 😄
Your knowledge is impressive. Please continue to make these videos. Any recommendations for ground cover in place of grass?
Thank you Sandra 😄 My first choice for grass replacement if you want the general lawn look, takes traffic and works in semi-shade to full sun... this is one that neighbors won't feel like is out of the normal unless they get close... and that would be Frog Fruit. You can host butterflies... mow once a season to once a month. Keep it at least 3 inches tall. Now if you aren't going to be walking on it and want some other fun choices... Twin flower, dune sunflower, sunshine mimosa, blue eyed grass, creeping sage... and the list goes on 😄 I'm personally going doing some experiments replacing a section with frog fruit but mix in some blue eyed grass.
Those iguanas are good eating. Iguana tacos are good 🤙🤙🤙
You talk about invasive I moved into my home over 10 years ago. I had a beautiful front garden two trees on either side of the steps leading up to the door. Hurricane came and kind of destroyed those, but they still lived. Recently I noticed it was changing the environment. The people that originally lived here I put in abetting so that it had a very short root system. But still had beautiful ferns and bird of paradise mother of tongue, so I put in a lot of potted plants and it worked until. I noticed one day sitting on the steps that there was a plant a vine wrapped around one of my trees. no, I pulled it off, I had noticed that there had been some trying to creep up my house. I didn’t think much of it at that time. So I started checking the garden. They were everywhere they had invaded my garden. Turned out it was a philodendron not only was it not a Florida native it was a house plant and it had killed everything or almost everything you should’ve seen the pile. I had ripped out of my front garden and it’s now ruined. I IE why I’m looking at this video. I have never heard of anything. I’ve been gardening for my entire life. It ate pot plants trees it didn’t care. It was like a living monster. I saved one as a reminder and I put it in a pot. So half of my front garden, which isn’t very big will have topsoil native plants and then I will put. I forget what you call it but then some thing on top mulch on top of it. We’re also putting in toad hotels. The weirdest one as I had a turtle with succulents in it, and after I pulled everything out, I couldn’t find my turtle I looked, and I looked, couldn’t find it. I knew where it was but it wasn’t there. That’s when I realized there was a tree that grew out of that. An entire tree roots on all side of this 2 foot ceramic turtle. I have had the strangest experience with this garden. When I do my replacement I plan on doing a video on it. Thanks for your knowledge I greatly appreciate it.
Whoa!
If you want to save time...actual FLORIDA NATIVE PLANTS start at 8:20. Your welcome.
I want to create a wildlife sanctuary on my land with native plants. I do feel some guilt about uprooting any invasive/exotic plants that were planted before by previous owners because it's not the plants fault it was planted in the wrong environment. But it's better for the native ecosystem to get rid of the plants that never evolved there, right?
I totally understand the feeling! While native plants are best for our wildlife, taking away their habitat and food sources is not good for them. Exotic and invasive plants may be providing some benefit to wildlife... so go slow when removing. I found that starting with a small space was best. Let the wildlife come in and flourish... and then I was hooked! I continue to pick away, taking it bit by bit. Every native plants makes a difference! So start small and be kind to yourself 😄
I literally live on the 9/10 zone line. It crosses straight through my house so my zone is kinda a gamble lol
I am in your area . What are your favorite local nursery? Mostly for edible plants ?
Howdy neighbor! The two that I go to most is Wilcox for Native plants and Jene’s for Tropical plants (edible and decorative). Basic vegetables I go to Lowe’s.
I have blood heart vine starting and morning glory, great video
That is awesome!
OK. What is that interesting fruit that is growing right behind you to your left, my right? TY :-)!
It has kind of a peach blush, apricot-ish color..
Excellent video...a big rat was runing behind you by the fence 😱
LOL! Yes... there is a rat who uses that fence to run from my neighbor's yard to go to my other neighbor's yard. 😳
What about FLORIDA CHERRY BUSH/HEDGES? My favorite.
What’s the berry that’s behind you? Mulberry?
Non-native Mulberry and you might see a bit of the Gran Naan Banana
I bought Milky Way 3 times and they are from Mexico each time ! So annoying
I sent a check to monarch foundation to see if they send me seeds
So frustrating! I've seen in Lowe's and Home Depot milkweed that says Butterfly Weed... but if you look at the scientific name... it is Tropical Milkweed. Makes me mad! Because people are trying to avoid Tropical Milkweed and I feel like this is purposely deceptive.
YOU ARE AWESOME - where are you located?
I live Pinellas 😄 Thank you
Where can you find blue flag iris in South Florida? None of the nurseries in Palm Beach County have them.
Those are super pretty. I’m not sure but I would ask the Florida Native Plant Groups on Facebook. Not only will you get help but some of the owners and workers are on there 😊
Check first before you put in Fruit Trees... Because they attract Fruit Rats, many places, like barrier islands, forbid them.
Would have been nice to see some of the plants instead of 14 minutes of her just talking.
My editing skills and b-roll library wasn't as expansive at the time... so I get ya on wanting to see more of the plants, Lin 😂 More of my current videos do a better job. Check out the lantana series or the butterfly garden series to see lots of native plants! Cheers!
14 minutes of watching a woman talk and maybe 30 seconds of pictures of the flower an no pictures of the whole plant. A waste of time.
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Hi there Wild Floridian! We love what you're doing and how you're promoting native plants. We'd like to collaborate, could you email us or DM us on IG? Cheers!
I reached via email 😊