Happy Thanksgiving
We at Richard Lyons Nursery wish one and all a very happy Thanksgiving. We are closed today and we will reopen tomorrow and be open this weekend as usual.
Richard’s Notes
Here we are in the last days of September and the weather has already started to change. The change here in South Florida is noticeable only if you pay close attention. The daytime temperature is starting to come down ever so slightly. If you haven’t applied fertilizer since last June, now is the time to…
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Talk About Hedges!
If you’re at all like me, you value your privacy. Around your property, one way to help ensure privacy is to install a good hedge. Contrary to what some growers will tell you, not every hedge plant is capable of fulfilling homeowners’ needs for a dense, long-lasting screening material. It may sound like heresy for me to…
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Spring Makes a Big-Time Entrance
Today may be the official first day of spring, but, in truth, the season popped out early this year, and in no small way. Plants that have lain dormant during the winter months have begun to push new leaves. We’ve even seeing new weeds which weren’t here during the winter. (Who says there’s no winter…
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Update on Vegetables Being Grown at Richard Lyons’ Nursery and Other News
Hummingbirds currently abound at the nursery. They are most frequently seen drinking nectar from the Hong Kong Orchid Trees, China Hats, Fire spikes, Fire bush (native and non-native), Bougainvilleas, and Butterfly Orchid Tree, just to name a few. We invite you to tour the nursery and see for yourself just how many hummingbirds are here. Harvesting…
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