Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love IFAS has a tool for your garden One of the hardest parts of gardening in South Florida isn’t finding beautiful plants. It’s figuring out which beautiful plants actually belong in your particular yard. Sun or shade? Dry sand or a sog... Sep 8, 2026
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love It’s Time to Retire the ‘Podocarcass’ You know the one. That crispy brown Podocarpus wedged between perfectly healthy, lush green ones. 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟫 🟩 🟩 🟩 I’ve hauled away enough of them now to have renamed it the Podocarcass. My number one ... Aug 12, 2026
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Remembering My Horticultural Hero: Legendary Plantsman Jesse Durko South Florida’s patriarch of rare tropical plants and my horticultural hero, Jesse Durko, passed away last Wednesday, October 1, 2025. This short film by Jacopo Fantastichini was made just a few month... Oct 6, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Top 5 Native Wildflowers to Activate Nature’s Pest Control Here in South Florida, we love our lush gardens—but sometimes, pests like scale insects, aphids, and whiteflies love them a little too much. At Inch by Yard, we’ve found one of the best ways to keep y... Jul 5, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Too much water can be a problem too 2025 has been a tough year for South Florida gardeners. The rains we were expecting in April and May didn't come, and some parts of the region are 10 inches below normal precipitation. Unless your pla... Jun 20, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love 8 Low-Maintenance Shrub or Hedge Options for Your South Florida Landscape A client recently gave us an exciting challenge: design her front yard using only Florida native plants. We quickly saw this as an fun opportunity to create a themed garden. Florida natives aren't gua... Jun 18, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Preparing your garden for South Florida's Summer heat Summer officially starts next week, and South Floridians know what that means above all: Hurricane preparations. After you've got your safety plan, supplies, batteries, meds, and other sundries square... Jun 13, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Why Vincas are Better than Impatiens Impatiens vs. Vinca: What's the Difference? If you’re looking for vibrant color in your South Florida garden, both impatiens and vinca offer beautiful blooms and lush foliage. However, these two plant... Mar 15, 2025
Inch by Yard, LLC, Jennifer Love Bromeliad Mosquito Haven Myth-bust Do Bromeliads Really Attract Mosquitoes? There’s a common belief that bromeliads are mosquito breeding grounds, but despite what your neighbor insists, this is mostly a myth! As a South Florida garden... Feb 4, 2025
