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Garden Club of Cape Coral | Winter blooms in Southwest Florida

As we observe the snow, ice and frigid conditions that our northern friends are currently enduring, it’s hard to believe that Florida actually has a winter season! While temperatures are cooler from November through April and the humidity is lower, we can still enjoy gardening and beautiful ...

Cape Coral Animal Shelter | Looking for a loving home | Jan. 10

Caspian is a 1 to 3-year-old female. She has an adventurous spirit wrapped in a cute, furry package, and she is looking for a family who’s ready to sail through life with her. Once she figures out all your house rules (we promise, she's a quick learner!), she'll be the best pup you’ve ...

Garden Club of Cape Coral | Wassailing with Jamaican Sorrel

Traditional wassailing, caroling from house to house with your hot, mulled cider, known as wassail, is not typically practiced in our southwest, subtropical, warm climate. Instead, we may want to enjoy a tradition from our Caribbean neighbors who celebrate the holiday season with a sweet, ...

Garden Club of Cape Coral | There’s a chill in the air!

We are facing a situation in Southwest Florida that is all too familiar to area gardeners: following hurricanes Helene and Milton in September and October, many of our plants were damaged and either broken or required pruning. The warm temperatures that followed encouraged a burst of new ...

Homing In | October home sales and prices mixed, inventory up

We continue to see a weekly increase in the number of active listings in the MLS for Cape Coral single-family homes, and it looks like this current trend will push us over the threshold of 3,000-plus homes on the market in the not too distant future. Let that number sink into your thought ...