Coral Springs Tree recently discovered a good report highlighting the benefits of adding trees to your property. Below is the summary, but view the entire report here: http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr216/psw_gtr216.pdf. Trees provide many valuable ecosystem services: they reduce energy consumption, they trap and filter stormwater, they help clean the air by intercepting air pollutants, and they help  [ Read More ]

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the presence of an exotic tree termite, Nasutitermes corniger, in Broward County. On May 8, the department will launch an eradication program to fight the spread of tree termites in four infested areas of Dania Beach. Tree termites attack homes and buildings, as well as  [ Read More ]

Citrus Greening, a potentially devastating disease to the Florida citrus industry, was identified in Miami-Dade County in early September 2005. Since then, additional cases have been confirmed in Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucy counties. More serious than citrus canker, diseased trees can die within 5 to 8 years and bear unusable fruit. Here are  [ Read More ]

The City of Pompano Beach and Blanche Ely High School are teaming up to celebrate Arbor Day at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11th at Blanche Ely High School located at 1201 NW 6th Avenue. Approximately sixty students from each grade level will take part in an Arbor Day celebration as they learn proper planting  [ Read More ]

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently hosted Earth Day at the Capitol. Earth Day is celebrated with festivals and rallies worldwide during the month of April, and in Florida, Governor Rick Scott proclaimed April 22 as Earth Day 2012. More than 500 students, teachers, parents and community members participated in this year’s Earth Day  [ Read More ]

Disease Threatens Health of Avocado Trees, a $13 Million Industry in South Florida The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (UF/IFAS) have confirmed the presence of laurel wilt on an avocado tree in a commercial block in the northern tier of the Miami-Dade County  [ Read More ]

NatureScape Broward recently joined students, parents, teachers and community partners in celebrating the groundbreaking of Forest Hills Elementary School’s new Planeteer Certified Wildlife Garden in Coral Springs. The Planeteer Certified Wildlife Garden will serve as an outdoor learning lab, helping to raise environmental awareness and engage children in outdoor hands-on learning activities that will nurture  [ Read More ]

Saturday, April 28 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Members breakfast starts at 8 a.m.) Sunday, April 29 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members free; Non-members $10 This annual Spring Plant Sale features over 80 vendors with an amazing assortment of plants and goods. Palms, orchids, bamboo, begonias, bromeliads, fruit trees, and many other  [ Read More ]

Arboretum Tour Guide Class Date: April 30, 2012 Start Time: 6:00 PM End Time: 8:00 PM Description: Starting Monday, April 30th at 6 PM and the following three Mondays, we will have training classes for Arboretum Tour Guides. You will learn the Family, Genus, species and common names of dozens of different trees and plants.  [ Read More ]

By: Kim Gabel, Monroe County Cooperative Extension Service Hurricane season starts in June and goes through November. During this time homeowners are pruning their coconut palms to lessen potential hurricane damage. This article will review proper palm pruning and who should do the pruning. First, let’s review how a palm and a tree feed themselves.  [ Read More ]