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Jul 5, 20231 min read
July 05, 2023 What Is It Wednesday
I am so happy to be back and am ready to kick off our weekly "What is it Wednesday"! This week's "What is it Wednesday" is a plant that...
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follandscapes
Jun 24, 20232 min read
WE ARE BACK!!!!
So for those of you who don't know, The Serene Forest and Fruit of the Labor Landscaping Service LLC have been on a hiatus since fall of...
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follandscapes
Aug 3, 20221 min read
August 3, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's "What Is it Wednesday" is to name the insect pictured. This is the first time we have asked you to identify an insect instead...
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follandscapes
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday July 29, 2022
Did you know Seminole Pumpkin Flowers are edible? Like most gourds, the flowers can be picked and either fried or sautéed. I recommend...
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follandscapes
Jul 28, 20223 min read
Iowa Wildflowers
This past week my son and I have been on a vacation to central Iowa. It was our first ever trip to Iowa as neither of us had ever been....
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follandscapes
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Winner of July 27, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's "What is it Wednesday" winner participated through our Instagram page @the.serene.forest @foodscapegirl correctly guessed the...
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follandscapes
Jul 28, 20221 min read
Revealed!!! July 27, 2022 What is it Wednesday
Yesterday's "What is it Wednesday" post pictured Shampoo Ginger also known as Pine Cone Ginger - Zingiber zerumbet. We really love having...
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follandscapes
Jul 27, 20221 min read
July 27, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's "What is it Wednesday" is a plant that looks like it belongs in the Smurf Village. It has two popular common names and we...
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follandscapes
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Revealed!!! June 20, 2022 What is it Wednesday
Yesterday's What is it Wednesday post was a picture of a flowering Starfruit Tree also known as Carambola. These trees are easy to grow...
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follandscapes
Jul 20, 20221 min read
July 20, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday is an edible plant that gives off small pink flowers before it fruits. The flowers are very pretty and...
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follandscapes
Jul 14, 20221 min read
Revealed !! July 13, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday is Porterweed!!! Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a FL native low lying perennial. There is a variety sold...
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follandscapes
Jul 13, 20221 min read
July 13, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday is a plant that creates small purple flowers that attract butterflies. Do you know what it is? Comment...
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follandscapes
Jul 8, 20221 min read
Fun Fact Friday July 8, 2022
Male White Peacock Butterflies, Anartia jatrophae, are territorial. They try and claim an area as their own and will fight other males...
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follandscapes
Jul 7, 20225 min read
Tropical Milkweed.... Cancelled
When my family bought this property almost 3 years ago now, I was excited to design a foodscape in the front yard. It was a clean slate...
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follandscapes
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Revealed!! June 6, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday is an eggplant flower! More specifically, an ichiban eggplant flower. I expected some correct answers on...
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follandscapes
Jul 6, 20221 min read
July 6, 2022 What is it Wednesday
Time already for another What is it Wednesday!!! Today we have a pretty purple flower that shouldn't be too difficult to recognize....
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follandscapes
Jul 3, 20224 min read
Citrus Aphids - A Story of Checks and Balances
Today I was out walking through The Serene Forest when I noticed one of my citrus trees was covered in aphids. It seemed that the aphids...
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follandscapes
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Revealed!! June 29, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday proved to be a straight up stumper. When I first saw this flower I knew it looked like it belonged to...
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follandscapes
Jun 29, 20221 min read
June 28, 2022 What is it Wednesday
This week's What is it Wednesday is a unique flower of a plant that I knew nothing about until recently. I found this growing wild up...
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follandscapes
Jun 23, 20222 min read
We Were Blessed Today!!!
On Thursdays our church asks volunteers to come help clean up since Wednesday nights they serve dinner. I knew I had the day off today so...
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