ZONE TEN NURSERY WEB SITE NAVIGATION CENTER
Welcome to the Navigation Page of our web site. Because our site has become quite large and more complex, we post the site directory on this page. So, if you have been somewhere and can't remember how to get back, or if you just want to explore a bit, this should help you out.
Just click on the titles and you will be on your way.
This page was last updated on October 22, 2007.
This is the page most people use to access our web site. It is an introduction to the site and to Zone Ten Nursery.
Maps, photos and instructions on how to find the mysterious Zone Ten Nursery. (It isn't that easy without a map!) Current business hours.
Listings on these pages in this section of the site are alphabetical by Latin name.
See the many sections below this one if you want to search by plant type..
If you are in the South Florida area and wish to purchase some of our tropical plants, this page has a complete list of the species available for sale in containers from 6" to 20 gallon pots. We also show a selection of photos of some of the more colorful species. We have divided the page up into alphabetical sections to improve loading time. This is the page to visit if you know what species you are looking for. (You will also be able to order a free price list via e-mail.)
If you are interested in certain types (groupings) of plants, see the many other pages listed immediately below which present our plants in that fashion.
Photographs and brief descriptions of tropical vines available or in propagation at the nursery.
This is a photo album of a selected flowering and shade trees available at Zone Ten Nursery along with botanical and cultural information on each species featured.
A photo gallery of heliconias available at the nursery.
A photo gallery of ornamental gingers available at the nursery.
Aroids and Other Exotic Tropical Plants
These are primarily rainforest understory foliage plants (some with flowers) available at Zone Ten. They are suitable for shade, and greenhouse growing and as houseplants. Some will grow in full sun. (There are some non-aroids on this page as well.) Photo gallery.
Color photos and brief descriptions of some of the various shrub and shrub-like plants available at the nursery.
Some South Floridians live right on the ocean front and their property is subject to salt spray. For those people we offer a listing of highly salt tolerant plants which can be added to the subtropical landscape. where salt intrusion is a problem.
For reasons aesthetic, moral, political, legal, or ecological, many people in our state are looking for and interested in native Florida plants. We have quite a few of them for sale at Zone Ten Nursery. This page lists the species currently available.
Fruit, Spice and Food-bearing Plants
For those of you who want some or all of your landscape to produce something edible,- a list of food plants available at Zone Ten Nursery.
Mailing Address: Zone Ten Nursery, P.O. Box 970478, Miami, Florida 33197
Nursery address (no mail delivery): 18900 S.W. 186 Street, Miami, Florida. We strongly recommend that you do not attempt to find the nursery using the address alone; it isn't that easy. If you take a look at our Map Page you shouldn't have any problems, though.
E-mail: zten@bellsouth.net
On this page, which we update regularly, we show new plants available at the nursery as well as anything else timely and interesting. We also highlight new pages on this web site. This is a good page to bookmark on your browser.
For the local plant aficionados: a sampling of some of the flowering plants growing on the Zone Ten Nursery grounds.
This is a narrative and photographic view of Zone Ten Nursery and tropical fruit grove in South Florida. It provides a bit of information about what makes us different from other nurseries.
Gift certificates in any amount are available for our nursery plants and ceramics and they may be ordered by mail. This page gives all the details.
Up late? Can't sleep? Got a big chunk of time to kill? Boy, have we got the page for you! This is the index page to a collection of stuff and miscellany. There is also a current weather report for the Homestead area on this page.
Notable Quotes Discourse and random nonsense. Also a botanical question and answer sort of thing for gardeners that including a few questions from hell.
Florida Color An ever-changing gallery of odd original photos and computer art viewing the subtropics in a new light
Botanical Gardens Links to some of the finest Botanical Garden web sites on the internet
THE SECTIONS BELOW CONTAIN
GENERAL HORTICULTURAL INFORMATION
As a service to our web site visitors, we offer our personal reviews of selected reference books concerning tropical plants and gardening. Especially if you are new to South Florida, this page is worth a visit. (We don't sell them, we just recommend the ones we like.) Current number of reviews: 20.
Dividing Heliconia and Ginger Plants
Do you have gingers or heliconias that you would like to propagate by division? This page shows our step-by-step method complete with photographic illustrations.
Planting Instructions for Rhizomes
Once you divide them, how do you grow them? This page contains information on how to plant and grow heliconia and gingers from rhizome starts.
Planting and Establishing Trees and Shrubs
Tips on how to prepare the ground, irrigate , fertilize and more. with special attention to the problems facing the South Florida gardener.
A listing of the countries from which we have had web site visitors beginning in February of 2000.
This page supplies links to some of the finest Botanical Garden web sites on the internet. It is part of the "Back Room" section of the site.