FORT PIERCE FOLKS
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GREG GARDNER
An expert at all phases of horticulture, Annmarie Loveridge advises gardeners
to increase the canopy by cutting back each little branch and decrease
canopy by cutting behind the cluster.
second effort to label all the plants along the park’s two trails.
Long a fixture in the St. Lucie County gardening community,
Loveridge occasionally gives talks as a moderator
to standing-room-only crowds. She is also the driving force
behind the annual native plant sale to benefit Heathcote Botanical
Gardens in Fort Pierce, donating more than 300 hours
of service since 2000.
“Annmarie is so passionate and such a champion for
Heathcote and all things nature,” says Diane Kimes, executive
director at Heathcote. “She is a walking encyclopedia for
native plants and is always promoting Heathcote as a source
of native plant diversity. She is a wealth of information and is
always willing to share her expertise.”
Loveridge adds, “I want to take a break from this. I am
winding down my responsibilities. I just want to enjoy taking
care of the properties I have and enjoy the fantastic butterflies.”
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