Florida

Your drains have been running slower than they used to, or a toilet gurgles every time the washing machine drains, or there’s a strip of your lawn that’s suspiciously greener than the rest of the yard. That last one is the tell most people miss. Root intrusion in sewer lines Florida homeowners deal with often […]

The wind’s died down, the rain’s stopped, and now you’re standing in your yard looking at a tree that wasn’t leaning yesterday, or a limb hanging by a strip of bark, or soil that’s cracked and heaved up around the base of a trunk. Assessing visible tree damage right after a Florida storm usually starts

You’re standing under a tree — maybe there’s a crack running up the trunk, maybe it’s leaning a little more than you remember, maybe there are mushrooms at the base you’ve never noticed before. The question everyone starts with is “is this dangerous.” That’s the wrong question, actually. Warning signs your tree is structurally hazardous

You’re looking at a pine with small, popcorn-shaped globs of resin wedged into the bark, or needles that have gone from green to a rust-red you’ve never seen on that tree before. That’s usually the moment someone starts searching for help dealing with pine bark beetles in Florida — and the very next question is

You’re walking the yard and there it is — a shelf-like growth low on the trunk, reddish-brown, almost shiny on top, like something varnished it. Your first thought is probably “is my tree dying.” That’s a fair question, because Ganoderma root rot in Florida oaks is one of the few tree problems with a single

You’re standing under your palm and something’s off. Maybe the flower stalks went black and dropped all at once. Maybe the bottom fronds have turned a dry, reddish-bronze while the rest of the crown still looks fine. Your first thought is probably the worst one: is this lethal bronzing disease in Florida palms, or is