Ten resolutions for Florida gardeners
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY AL SMOKE
Resolve to learn more about how your garden affects the environment. If you live in, work in, or visit DeSoto County, you are a part of the Charlotte Harbor watershed. Subscribe to Harbor Happenings, a free quarterly newsletter to learn more about our Florida environment. You can sign up at www.CHNEP.org or pick up a 2013 CHNEP calendar at DeSoto County Library (while supplies last) and sign up for the newsletter.
By KAREN SMOKE
D id you make a resolution to become a better gardener? Did you resolve to make your landscape more beautiful? There are a lot of reasons for gardening: some folks concentrate on growing food, some want their homes to look more attractive, some want to provide habitat and food sources for wildlife.
Here are some resolutions that will help you be a better gardener. You don’t have to make them all — but pick one or two and see if it makes a difference in your gardening success.
