I discovered this charming garden center near the Howey Mansion on a recent visit to…read moreHowey-in-the-Hills. A Natural Farm and Educational Center was founded in 2012 by French born Luc & Sonia Duytsche. The couple was inspired to create a natural, chemical free garden center by Luc's background at a Lake Country tree farm and at several other plant nurseries. A Natural Farm and Educational Center specializes in edible and medicinal plants. They have many varieties of fruit trees, berries, olive trees, avocado, carambola, coconut palms, banana trees, papaya, ginger and turmeric plants, fig, guava, dragon fruit, and so much more. It was really fun to explore so many unusual plants like Okinawa spinach and comfrey which can be used to treat bruises, osteoarthritis, sprains, and other conditions. The farm also has an indoor area where they offers free and low cost educational classes for both children and adults on topics such as sustainable farming, gardening and plant production. You can also schedule private tours and events. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for all of the latest happenings.

According to their web site, their price for the plant you order includes the shipping. I paid…read more$120 flat feet for an avocado tree, which they said would ship out the following Monday. This was on July 28th. When I did not receive it on August 12th nor hear anything from the company. I called them and spoke to Luc. He asked where I was calling from and when I told him California, he apologized and said they do not ship to California. He added that he was going to call those people that ordered from there a few days after their orders. I told him it has already been more than 2 weeks and he sounded flustered as he said he would start the cancelation process, refund me and email me when this is completed. I asked him why this wasn't done sooner and he did not have an answer. This site needs clarify what areas they do not ship to. I had already dug the hole where the tree was going and could have ordered somewhere else.

Family owned small business. Open on Sundays, which most nurseries in area are not. The are very…read morewell priced and have every palm you can think of! Stop by for a look around and pick up some pots or palms!

Everyone there is so personable, helpful and knowledgeable. Every time I go there I learn something…read morenew, and always leave with a smile on my face.

Good family outdoor fun! Orange picking at Cherry Lake honestly might be a new tradition in my…read morehouse. This is such a fun experience for everybody plus you learn so much about the farm. I will say be prepared for the roads to get there as it is quite bumpy

They sell to nurseries but you can see what they have and alter your nursery it garden center z…read more Always the best trees / citrus .

Great place nice people loaded there a while back with citrus trees and they were great people.read more

I've used their landscape and yard care services for several years and have always had a good…read moreexperience. The office staff to the folks taking care of my landscape needs are quickly responsive. I had my complete landscape, shrubs and trees, replaced after the winter freeze and Cory and staff did a great job with the Ixora and Hybiscus replacement. And the yard maintenance continue doing a great job with the mowing and trimming. I especially liked the way the gutter downspouts were integrated into the grass with theunslightly water lines removed. Good job guys.

December 2024 - 6 month update…read more We have now had the new ProVista St. Augustine lawn for 6 month so I wanted to provide an update. As a part of the contractors work AdvanceScape to assess and modify the existing sprinkler system. Two additional irrigation zones were installed. As a result I am downgrading my 5 star rating to 2 stars based on the lawn condition presently and the amount of work I am now faced with doing to get it back to an acceptable standard. They did a good job with the landscaping aspect however they fell short on the irrigation part. The modifications made resulted in one rather large area receiving overlapping spray from different zones and has caused fungus at the grass root level. At the same time there are a couple of smaller areas that are not adequately covered and results in stressed grass. I cannot make adjustments to the run times because of the way the zones are laid out. As I have recently learned what should have been done was a better assessment of the spray patterns and the rotor nozzles swapped out to ensure a matched precipitation rate across all sprinklers for specific areas. Instead, all of the rotors were installed with the default 3 GPM nozzles regardless of the spray arch they were set at. While the AdvanceScape team did a great job in the other areas they we contracted to perform I can no longer recommend them to install irrigation systems. They simply did not do their due diligence when designing spray pattern coverage and they do not follow up to see how the work is holding up.

i was searching for the right plants to build a privacy wall. i called them and they requested…read morephotos. greg called me back after reviewing the photos and spent considerable time on the phone w me, knowing he wouldn't make a sale! he realized i didn't have enough room and went so far as to recommend something they doesn't sell! I am so grateful for his honesty!

From the owner: Tropical landscaping available, specializing in bamboo that specialize in privacy at its finest. We…read morecarry non-invasive clumping species.