RICHARD LYONS' NURSERY, INC.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Richard Lyons, owner of Richard Lyons Nursery, Inc. As Richard Lyons retired from his legal practice, he took the opportunity to pursue his life-long passion for plants. Richard Lyons Nursery, Inc. grew from that love of plants and gardening. His children recall growing up in a home full of fragrant and colorful, tropical and exotic fruits from their own yard. Richard’s grandsons continue the family tradition of eating fresh carambolas and other fruits while sitting in the trees where they were picked. Richard Lyons Nursery is a gardener’s dream come true, with 10 acres of tropical fruit and flowering trees, plants, palms, bamboo, heliconia, shade plants, natives and exotic tropical plants as well. Richard can often be found giving tours of the nursery from one of his golf carts. Richard Lyons Nursery is now known as the place to find unusual and exotic items for the avid gardener and professional landscapers. With winter quickly receding into the background, we turn our attention to a subject of perennial interest: how to develop foliar barriers. You may want to cover up a fence or a building, create the illusion of size by installing circuitous pathways, or simply enhance privacy. In our subtropical world, there are many species that help achieve those goals. Here’s a survey of a just a few of the choices available for those purposes at Richard Lyons’ Nursery. performs well in sunny to partially-shaded exposures. It likes abundant water, provided that there is also good drainage. Once cooler weather arrives, its moisture requirements diminish. blooms in flushes on and off most of the year with spikes of tiny white flowers. The leaves are dark green to gray-green and feel sandpapery to the touch. Happily, the plant is not very demanding. It tolerates average soils and, once established, is sufficiently drought-tolerant to perform well in a xeriscape. Sweet Almond provides more than just an appealing fragrance, as it also attracts bees and butterflies. In particular, it is popular with the Atala Butterfly, Eumaeus atala, which is still in recovery from near-extinction. Thank you for your interest in Richard Lyons Nursery, Inc. The Nursery is located at 20200 SW 134 Ave., in Miami, Florida. You can call us at 305-251-6293. Post office mail is received at 1230 N.W. 7 Street, Miami, Fl. 33125