Trees communicate with each other, share resources, absorb greenhouse gases, and provide the oxygen we breathe. They are also food and medicine. Trees provide us with life sustaining food and medicine, and teach us that everything we need is provided by Mother Nature. Protect trees. Florida gardens illustrate the amazing biodiversity of the state as well as plant collections from other tropical areas of the world. In The Garden Tourist’s Florida: A Guide to 80 Tropical Gardens in the Sunshine State, garden designer Jana Milbocker guides you on a fantastic tour of Florida’s botanical gardens, historic estates, butterfly gardens and zoos, specialty nurseries, and off-the-beaten-path destinations for the passionate gardener or vacation traveler. In California, May reigns as one of the most colorful months of the year. Mother Nature has fully awakened from lingering winter doldrums to burst into bloom. The radiant combination of lush green lawns against cheerful vignettes of glowing, flowing flowers, trees, and shrubs is mesmerizing. Beauty, fragrance, and food beckon from every direction. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian talks about what to plant and what to be aware of. https://www.instagram.com/starstyleproductions/  http://twitter.com/cynthiabrian http://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiabrian