What’s Blooming at Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Hoya
The 1970s or Disco decade, brought us the first Earth Day, a sign of the maturity of Baby Boomers whose desire to connect to nature and sustainability created a huge demand for houseplants. Houseplants have been around forever, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that they were removed from dark corners and integrated into interior […]
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NOVEMBER ON THE WATER There are plenty of great fishing opportunities throughout the month as cool fronts begin to arrive, and water temperatures drop. Fish are transitioning from fall to winter patterns both inshore and in gulf waters. It’s one of those months that it is possible to hook into anything that frequents our waters. […]
What’s Blooming At Edison And Ford Winter Estates
CRYPTOSTEGIA GROWING AT EDISON AND FORD WINTER ESTATES Long before the word crypto entered our vernacular, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford experimented with growing crypto. But alas, money never did grow on trees; it was Cryptostegia, an aggressive vine commonly called Madagascar Rubber Vine that occupied a noteworthy place in their rubber research. Many visitors […]
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OCTOBER ON THE WATER As water temperatures begin to drop off our coast, schools of bait fish make their migration south through area waters. Many game and pelagic fish are on the move south as well. Combined with our resident fish, October presents good fishing for a variety of species. You can fish for a […]
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SEPTEMBER ON THE WATER Now is the time for some of the best fishing of the year and is often overlooked in southwest Florida. With school back in session, summer vacations over, and our northern friends out of state, this may be the time you will find the least number of anglers and boat traffic […]
Too Hot For Butterflies
As summer heat persists, grab a cool glass of lemonade and let’s consider some gardening challenges this sizzling weather throws our way. Between heat, lighting, rain, and humidity, summertime can get quite uncomfortable in Southwest Florida gardens. Would you be surprised to learn that some of our tropical butterflies have an upper temperature limit or […]
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AUGUST ON THE WATER Fishing or boating in southwest Florida in August means dealing with hot days and thunderstorms. Fishing can be good, and often without much competition, if you plan your day to take advantage of conditions. If you just want to have fun and a little fishing while relaxing, then the beaches are […]
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JULY ON THE WATER July is the month summer weather settles in bringing hot humid days, often with little wind until early afternoon as a sea breeze kicks in, followed by thunderstorms. Most anglers opt for an early start to take advantage of calm seas and avoid the mid-afternoon heat and storms. For those looking […]
Mrs. Lott’s Orchid Moves To Orchid Lane
VANILLA DILLONIANA IS CURRENTLY BLOOMING AT EDISON AND FORD WINTER ESTATES. Now appearing on Orchid Lane at Edison and Ford Winter Estates, Vanilla dilloniana is making its debut. This is no ordinary orchid – if there even is such a thing? Sometimes called Dillon’s Vanilla or Mrs. Lott’s Orchid, this extraordinary example of a leafless […]
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JUNE ON THE WATER June begins the slowdown in Southwest Florida as many people have left the area for the summer. This is good for fishing as there are far less boats on the water and less fishing competition. As always when fishing, there will be good and slow days. With the summer heat the […]