Back in the pre-COVID days we would make an annual trek to Pensacola, Fla., to visit our son and his wife. One of the things that became somewhat of a tradition during those visits was being treated ...

If you enjoy decadent foliage, delicate flowers, and a bountiful harvest, then a key lime tree is a great choice. These plants will thrive outdoors in a consistently warm environment, but they can ...

This time of year, a slice of Key lime pie is the next best thing to a trip to the Florida Keys. OK, maybe not the next best thing, but good eating anyway. But don't start your gustatory journey at ...

As we say down here in the subtropics, "The lime doesn't fall far from the tree." At least, it doesn't if we're talking about Key limes and the Key Lime Tree (95231 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Driving along US Route 1, from Key Largo to Key West, you pass rows of dancing palm trees that wave you welcomingly into what is called the Caribbean of Florida. Heading down the ...

Ah, Key Lime pie. It's traditional in Florida because it's made with the fruit of the Key Lime tree, which is yellow and about the size of a marble, and grows in people's back-yards. If it's made with ...

For some people this tiny, tangy citrus fruit is the key to happiness. And there's no better place to buy joy than the source -- the Tree itself -- where the shelves are dedicated to products flavored ...

I never ate a Key lime pie I didn`t like. I`ve seen a few imposters, though, and I`ll tell you what they look like. They`re usually covered with a big mound of white glop, and the filling is a deep ...

The land is as flat as a flight deck here in the Redlands. You can still see the scars of Hurricane Andrew, whose 200-mile-an-hour winds lashed this fertile countryside in August 1992: boughless pine ...