If homeowners and their homeowners associations cannot bear the thought of a brown spot on a lawn during the summer, I wonder what they must be thinking now when there is scarcely a green blade of grass to be found, except maybe under some trees. It cannot have escaped anyone's notice that we had a hard freeze recently. That doesn't happen every year, any more than hurricanes or droughts are necessarily annual events. It is at times like these when we find out how well or poorly our landscapes have been designed, installed and maintained. ...more

March 22, 2009

One more night of freezing temperatures is ahead for West Central Florida, though forecasters don't expect the frigid air to extend as deep into the state as this morning. ...more

February 5, 2009

The wind chill is making it feel like it's between 18 and 30 degrees in most of the Bay area. ...more

February 5, 2009

Homeowners who use wells for their water should take extra precautions tonight on what is expected to be the coldest night of the winter so far. ...more

February 4, 2009

A brutal, stunning freeze is forecast to envelop nearly all of Florida tonight, with temperatures dropping into the 20s except in Pinellas County and along narrow ribbons on the southeast coast and the Keys. ...more

February 4, 2009

Another slug of arctic air is on the way that could send freezing temperatures stabbing as far south as the Everglades Wednesday night and bring even colder temperatures than last month's statewide freeze. ...more

February 3, 2009

According to some old timers around here, this winter has been colder than usual. The hard freeze we experienced a few weeks ago, coupled with this weekend's cool overnight lows, have some people looking forward to summer. While it has been chilly, and even cold a couple of early mornings, we must snap ourselves into reality: This isn't that bad. ...more

February 1, 2009

Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight and well into Friday morning. ...more

January 22, 2009

Growers across the state are accessing damage to crops from a freeze that penetrated as far south as the Everglades. Temperatures hovered in the high 20s in eastern Hillsborough County while staying in the 30s in Tampa early this morning. Even normally toasty Pinellas County saw temperatures at the upper edge of the 30s. ...more

January 22, 2009

Last night's freeze brought morning heartache to many a Bay area gardener, but voices of experience advise against throwing in the trowel just yet. ...more

January 22, 2009