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Article: Florida in bloom: Encouraged by a mild winter, the trees, plants and flowers are offering a dazzling display of color ahead of schedule.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2007
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Byline: Lisa Roberts
Mar. 17--Winter was a mere whisper in Florida this year, with cold temperatures fairly scarce. No wonder our blooming plants, trees and shrubs are mixed up. "This year has been a little odd," says Robert Bowden, executive director of Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando. "Things that are blooming now shouldn't be blooming." Azaleas, camellias and other beauties have extended their runs by weeks in Florida gardens. Ready to jump into the game are things such as roses -- hybrid beauties and hearty Old Garden varieties -- which will burst forth in late March or early April. Beds of other perennials also are just stretching their legs, budding out ...
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