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Water drips from lettuce trays into recirculating tubs.
Photo by DONNA DIETRICH

“They said that hydroponic gardening couldn’t be done outdoors year-round, so of course, I had to prove them wrong,” Richard Meister says as he leads a tour of the one-fifth acre of lettuce and tomatoes that he grows hydroponically, year-round, on a piece of borrowed scrub land in Islamorada.

Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 01:15 PM EST

An iguana takes off with a strawberry he snatched from the writerÕs patio.
Photo by DONNA DIETRICH

Ask an Upper Keys Garden Club member what she thinks about iguanas and there is usually a momentary grunt, then a frustrated sigh and finally a monotone recitation of the official response: “They are not a native species, they are invasive and they just shouldn’t be here.”

Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 01:15 PM EST

Italian parsley and chives grow well all year in partial sunlight.
Photo by FRAN MARCHBANK

Community and backyard gardens are proliferating throughout the country, as are the number and variety of fresh herbs and vegetables thriving in flower boxes, in deck and patio planters, and on kitchen windowsills.

Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 01:15 PM EST

Elizabeth Henderson loves to take photos of the butterflies that visit her North Key Largo garden. Here, a swallowtail grabs some nectar.

We are very fortunate to live in an area that is home to a wide variety of big, beautiful butterflies, and it is easy to draw their fluttering wings into your backyard with a simple butterfly garden.

Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 01:15 PM EST

It may surprise you to know that your yard is the first line of defense for the Florida’s Keys’ fragile environment.

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:28 AM EDT

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