Posts Tagged ‘garden center’
Meet the Natives: Saw Palmetto
Meet the saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), a slow-growing, salt-tolerant member of the palm family, Arecaceae. Saw palmetto grows naturally all over Florida in dense thickets on sand dunes and other…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Sunshine Mimosa
This week, we are highlighting sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa). This unique groundcover is found throughout most of peninsular Florida and is a member of the Fabaceae, or pea, family. View…
Read MoreBrush of Excellence Programs Inspire All Ages
This month, SCCF coordinated with our 2024-25 Brush of Excellence artists Cecilia Montalvo and Charlie McCullers to hold art-based educational programs on Sanibel for both adults and children. “Learning about…
Read MoreSCCF Puschel Preserve Now Open to Public
It’s been about four years since Roberta and Philip Puschel made the lead gift in SCCF’s campaign to acquire 12-plus acres of wildlife habitat running from Periwinkle Way to the…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Lignum Vitae
This week, we’re highlighting yet another salt-tolerant plant: Lignum Vitae (Guiacum sanctum). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) Lignum Vitae is a slow-growing…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Seaside Goldenrod
This week, we’re highlighting another salt-tolerant plant — the seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) Seaside goldenrod is an…
Read MoreMeet the 2024 Brush of Excellence Artists
In December, SCCF honored two artists as recipients of the “Ding” Darling Brush of Excellence Environmental Art Award at its Annual Meeting: Cecilia Montalvo and Charlie McCullers. Montalvo and McCullers generously…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Seacoast Marshelder
This week we are highlighting another salt-tolerant plant: The seacoast marshelder (Iva imbricata). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) This evergreen plant is…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Sweet Acacia
This week, we’re highlighting the sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a highly salt-tolerant native plant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) This coastal forest…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Yellow Necklacepod
This week, we are highlighting another salt-tolerant shrub: The yellow necklacepod (Sophora tomentosa var. truncata). This evergreen shrub is found throughout central and south Florida, and is a member of…
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