Dear Hibiscus: By now, surely, you've realized that it's over between us. You've been dumped, literally, and I'm sorry. It's not you, it's me. ...more

January 11, 2009

Kim Levell is an exterior decorator: She creates outdoor living spaces "with something beautiful to look at everywhere your eyes fall." ...more

December 7, 2008

The owner of this suburban community's signature golf course wants to make the area more beautiful. ...more

October 8, 2008

PEBBLE CREEK - The Pebble Creek subdivision is known for its golf course and casual suburban living. Now the owner of the golf club wants to help it become a more lush community. ...more

October 3, 2008

Hold the vinaigrette - that's not a giant bowl of salad sitting outside the library off Vonderburg Drive. A hardy bloom of water lettuce has infested Clayton Lake, and it may take some time to wilt the wily weed. ...more

October 1, 2008

That's not a giant bowl of salad sitting outside the library off Vonderburg Drive. A hardy bloom of water lettuce has infested Clayton Lake, and it may take some time to wilt the wily weed. ...more

September 30, 2008

Neoregelia concentric hybrid ...more

September 18, 2008

I've been a gardener for about a dozen years, but it wasn't until we moved to Tampa that things got so out of control. I lost track of what I'd planted where and how long ago, and when I'd last fertilized it all. ...more

August 7, 2008

Two teenagers used pellet guns to shoot pedestrians, vehicles and structures in the Fishhawk Ranch and Bloomingdale areas Wednesday before being tracked down by one of their victims, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 24, 2008

Two teenagers used a pellet gun to shoot at pedestrians, vehicles and structures in the Fishhawk Ranch and Bloomingdale areas Wednesday, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 24, 2008