Frederick B. Essig

Articles from Florida Gardening Magazine

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The underlined titles can be accessed as pdf files. All are copyrighted and not to be reproduced or republished without permission. I am still missing a few of them and hope to post them in the near future.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CITRUS FRUITS ‑ Florida's own delicious claim to fame - DEC/JAN 2000, Vol. 5, No. 2

FLORIDA'S SECRET JEWELS ‑ Who ever heard of Clematis in Florida? ‑ APR/MAY 2000, Vol. 5, No. 4

FLORIDA'S SOUTH AFRICAN ROOTS ‑ Discover the spectacular homeland of many familiar friends ‑ JUN/JUL 2000, Vol. 5, No. 5

OLD‑FASHIONED TURK'S CAP ‑ It deserves a second look ‑ DEC/JAN 2001, Vol. 6, No. 2

THE SECRET TO GREAT CALLA LILIES ‑ Learn how to grow them ‑ FEB/MAR 2001, Vol. 6, No. 3

DON'T THROW AWAY THOSE LILIES! ‑ Good news for Easter-lily lovers ‑ APR/MAY 2001, Vol. 6, No. 4

LOVELY TO LOOK AT ‑ A spectacular bromeliad (Quesnelia testudo) ‑ AUG/SEP 2001, Vol. 6, No. 6

CARNIVORES IN YOUR GARDEN ‑ A group of plants to get fanatical about ‑ DEC/JAN 2002, Vol. 7, No. 2

AMORPHOPHALLUS ‑ X‑RATED PLANTS OF DIS‑STINK‑TION ‑ FEB/MAR 2002, Vol. 7, No. 3

COLUMBINES IN FLORIDA: UNCHARTED TERRITORY ‑ Try something a little daring ‑ APR/MAY 2002, Vol. 7, No. 4

ADVENTURES WITH SOUTH AFRICAN WILDFLOWERS ‑ Intriguing opportunities for Florida gardeners ‑ FEB/MAR 2003, Vol. 8, No. 3

GIANT SEDGES ‑ Grow your own.. .paper? ‑ JUN/JUL 03, Vol. 8, No. 5

BEYOND THE COMMON HIBISCUS ‑ A family of amazing diversity, beauty, and utility ‑ AUG/SEP 03, Vol. 8, No. 6

MY FAVORITE ORCHIDS ‑ Seduced by the experts ‑ OCT/NOV 03, Vol. 9, No. 1

MORE THAN JUST A FLOWER ‑ The wiles of Mother Nature ‑ DEC/JAN 04, Vol. 9, No. 2

THE ULTIMATE FLOWERING TREE ‑ A star of the winter landscape ‑ FEB/MAR 04, Vol. 9, No. 3

THE BIRDS AND BEES ‑ Make new plants the old‑fashioned way ‑ OCT/NOV 2004, Vol. 10, No. 1

PORTRAIT OF A FLORIDA TREASURE - Florida’s native Clematis reticulata - OCT/NOV 2006, Vol. 12, No. 1

THE SILVER TRUMPET TREE - One of the terrific Tabebuias - FEB/MAR 2007, Vol. 12, No. 3

THE CLASSICAL CHINESE GARDEN - This ancient art form has yet to be widely adapted to Florida landscapes - AUGSEP 2007, Vol. 12, No. 6

GOT ROCKS? - Give your Florida landscape a new and different look - OCT/NOV 2007, Vol. 13, No. 1

GARDENS UNDER A HAND LENS - The microscopic world of mosses and liverworts - DEC/JAN 2008, Vol. 13, No. 2

MAGIC PORTALS - Conservatories offer exciting possibilities - FEB/MAR 2008, Vol. 13, No. 3

THE SECRET TO GLORIOUS MORNING GLORIES - Don’t deprive your garden of these beauties - OCT/NOV 2008, Vol. 14, No. 1

FLORIDA’S FITFUL FALL - Autumn color is not an impossible dream in the Sunshine State - DEC/JAN 2009, Vol. 14, No. 2

IRIS FAMILY GEMS FROM SOUTH AFRICA - Potentially-exciting news for flower lovers -  Feb/Mar 2011, Vol. 16, No. 3

TAMING THE WILD MORNING GLORIES – Oct/Nov 2011

WHAT’S IN A FAMILY: THE SOLANACEAE – Oct/Nov 2012

WHAT’S IN A FAMILY: THE APIACEAE – Apr/May 2004