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September 16, 2001
Tall ceilings, powerful furnishings create that Boca look
Go ahead, define "Boca style." Did you say beige, beige, beige? Or how about glitz, glitz and more glitz?
Symbols offer comfort in days of pain
I was in a daze as I drove home from work Tuesday after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The shock of an unfathomable tragedy like this kicks in the automatic-pilot response in us all.
Coming Up
Notice to readers
Prune poinciana anytime; have patience with desert rose
Q. How and when should we prune poinciana trees? -- Kris Reck, Davie
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A Department of Agriculture map divides the country into 11 weather zones. South Florida, including the Keys, lies in Zones 10 and 11, which is considered the subtropics. That means we grow things that won't survive "up north."
You can plant trees and shrubs any time of year, although midwinter may not be ideal because new plantings will need daily watering.
Most homeowners start a lawn with sod. Grass also can be bought as plugs; plant them checkerboard-style, and the grass will spread to cover bare spots.
Chinch bugs are our worst lawn problem. The tiny insects suck sap from grass stems. It once was customary to spray a lawn several times a year with insecticide, but experts now advise spraying only when and where bug damage appears.
Mow high, no shorter than 3 inches for St. Augustine. Don't rake or bag clippings; leave them where they fall.
Don't overfertilize or overwater; a lush, fast-growing lawn may succumb to chinch bugs or drought.
Use a weed-and-feed product cautiously and never in hot weather.
Our soil is sandy and alkaline. Gardenias, ixoras and azaleas need acid soil. If you have these plants, apply mulch (bark, compost, dead leaves) and use an acid-type fertilizer.
Don't water mature citrus trees; overwatering causes root rot.
The lizards and toads are not eating your plants; they're eating the bugs that are eating your plants. Accept them.
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