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Ferns – in Florida?

When you think of ferns, do you picture a cool, dense forest with filtered light and beautiful ferns spreading under the trees? I know that I do, and it is a refreshing vision indeed when we are in the midst of a stifling heat wave here in Southwest Florida! But ferns actually flourish in ...

Painting a picture of our market by total dollar sales volume

As we have discussed numerous times in this column over the past 16 months, based on both median sales prices for closed home sales and on median active list prices, our overall single-family home market in Cape Coral reached their peak prices in March and April 2022. From that point forward, ...

Ways to avoid probate to protect value of mother’s home

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: My mother lives in Cape Coral, with the house fully paid for. I am her only child, and she wants me to inherit the property if she dies. There is the possibility she will need long-term care, but she doesn’t want the value of the home reimbursing the government. What ...

A lovely native wildflower: Carolina wild petunia

When looking to include plants in a landscape bed, why not consider one of our native wildflowers, Carolina wild petunia? The plant enjoys sun to part shade and is drought tolerant once established. And its savory nectar is certain to attract a variety of butterflies, native bees, hummingbirds ...

Normal homeowner life cycle impacted by trauma of Ian

We continue to see a segment of homeowners looking to put their homes on the market because they feel they are reaching an age where they want or need to move to another state somewhere north of Florida to live closer to their children and grandchildren, or near other relatives. This is ...