An arctic blast brought freezing temperatures to Central Florida the last couple weeks. For three consecutive nights, temperatures dropped below freezing. In the aftermath of these disastrous weather events, whole swathes of herbaceous ornamentals, trees, and shrubs were left seemingly dead, their leaves turned a crinkly brown. Even the succulents were affected, with the big…
One of the interesting things I found out when visiting the Philippines was the heavy use of Axonopus compressus as turf grass. Although this stoloniferous species (it uses above ground shoots to spread laterally) is also used in the United States, and especially in Florida, I don’t believe I’ve actually ever encountered it there, where…
