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Home Posts by “Max Lindsey”

Feelin’ fine as longleaf pine

Max LindseySeptember 12, 2019Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

*Blog written by Plant Records Curator Pat Lynch Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is the legendary southern yellow pine of the old south, ranging from southern Virginia south to central Florida and west to eastern Texas. … Read More

Hurricane Prep 2018

Max LindseyMay 25, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

We here at Bok Tower Gardens are no stranger to hurricanes – having gone through several in the 95 years since construction on the gardens began – and we encourage all of you to begin … Read More

Going out with a Bloom

Max LindseyMay 18, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

Over by the administration office I have a nice view of some agave plants right outside of my window. Around the middle of March i started noticing a a strange protrusion growing from the middle … Read More

The man that made the Gardens

Max LindseyMay 3, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

When visiting Bok Tower Gardens it is very apparent whom the tower is dedicated to, and there are few men more deserving than Edward Bok to have their name on the entrance of this landmark. … Read More

15 years after vows

Max LindseyApril 10, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

Bok Tower Gardens has a different meaning to everybody. Perhaps it is a memory of coming here as a child gazing upon the Tower with a wondrous look in your eyes entranced by it’s beauty. … Read More

Hive for Hire

Max LindseyMarch 27, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

After reading the title you may think, is this a typo or perhaps a joke? It is neither. You can actually rent bees to assist with your garden. This may seem a little unorthodox at … Read More

Oh don’t be so Koi

Max LindseyMarch 21, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

If you have ever been to the base of the singing tower at Bok Tower Gardens you may have noticed some brightly colored fish swimming in the moat. You may have even spent a few … Read More

Is this Fern mostly dead?

Max LindseyMarch 13, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

The thought of coming back from the dead has been exclusively reserved for movie screens and magi tricks, however in the plant kingdom there is one plant that takes it to the extreme. If you’ve … Read More

Zebra Heliconian: the Barbarian

Max LindseyMarch 6, 2018Blog Tower GardenLeave a Comment

Most people would not consider butterflies to be hunter. Florida is home to an immense variety of different butterfly species in all shapes and sizes. Even with this diversity you may find it hard to … Read More

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