SJEDS Travels to Egypt

Cairo is a big, big city. Sixteen times more people live here than in Jacksonville.
We have seen many different plants and trees that remind us of Florida. I am sure you will recognize some of these plants as you have them in your garden at home as well, such as Lantana, Oleander, Vinca, Ficus, Rhododendron, and […]

We were taken to a very interesting Papyrus Factory yesterday, where they showed us step by step how papyrus was and is still made today.
In ancient times the papyrus plant grew wild along the banks of the Nile.  There are similar plants native to Florida that can also be used to make papyrus. Why not […]