Backyard Florida

Moving on in our backyard tour of Florida is another plant commonly used as an ornamental. It is native to the southern half of the state as well as large portions of Latin America. This is the firebush, Hamelia patens.

What is your favorite flower? Some of you may already know the answer right away. However, if you’re like me, it’s not a question that you ever gave much thought about. That’s perfectly fine, too. You can appreciate things without having a ‘favorite’.

What visual comes to mind when you hear the word nature? For many people, it conjures images of far off places of heavy wilderness. One of the goals of Nature Stories is to try and change the perspective that the natural world is separate from our everyday lives.