• Bicycle on the beach by the pier in St. Augustine Beach, FL

    Why Does Everything Here Turn a Little Green? Mildew and the Florida Maintenance Calendar

    Did your white fence just change color overnight? You wander out one afternoon in your second spring, coffee in hand, and stop at the end of the driveway. Something is different. The concrete that looked clean and pale when you moved in has a faint, shadowy bloom along the edges, and the north side

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  • Fresh oysters in hand in Neptune Beach, FL

    Why the Neighborhood Grocery Store Becomes Your Social Calendar

    Who knew a shopping cart could be this sociable? It is Saturday morning, a little before nine, and the parking lot is already humming. Somebody is loading a cooler into an SUV, somebody else is carrying a bouquet and a bag of oranges, and a golf cart with a surfboard strapped on the back rolls past

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  • Fresh citrus in a paper bag in Jacksonville, FL

    Can You Really Grow Your Own Lemons Here? Backyard Citrus and Kitchen Gardens

    Ready to pick your own lemon in the middle of winter? It is a cool January morning, and you are standing in the backyard in your robe with a coffee going lukewarm in your hand. Somewhere behind you the neighbor's sprinkler ticks on. In front of you, a small tree with glossy leaves is hanging onto a

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