What started as inspiration from a visit to a botanical garden has grown into one of Florida’s most beautiful tropical food forests.
In this episode, I visit KC Gonzalez of @GonzaGardens in Tampa, Florida, where she shares how her garden has evolved since 2015 into a thriving edible landscape filled with tropical fruit, perennial vegetables, pollinator plants, and practical ideas for growing food in Florida.
We tour the garden, discuss the transition into a food forest, and explore the plants, systems, and lessons that have shaped this incredible space.
If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your own backyard food forest, this tour is packed with inspiration.
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Thank you so much for coming out, Kayla! 🌿 It was a pleasure showing you around our little food forest. You did such a great job capturing the garden, and we really appreciate you sharing it with your audience. Looking forward to having you back again!
I watched and I wanted to go back and find where she shared how to know if you have a real or fake Quadrangularis. I’ve been struggling with getting this to grow for me and now I’m wondering which one I have 😢
OMG!! I was truly inspired by the wealth of knowledge shared in this video. It sparked a vision in me. I’m concerned about potential restrictions from my Homeowners Association but Im willing to take them on 😂😂 #Tampastrong
I bought amistad salvia from Gonza gardens but it died in the freeze. It was sooooo pretty
I’m in SW Florida. I have a Barbados cherry tree. It had a lot of blooms on it. I think I got three cherries out of it. Am I doing something wrong?
The information in this video is EVERYTHING! Especially for Floridians 🌴 thank you ladies👏🏽✨🧚🏾
I’m visiting parts of Florida soon and will have seeds and cuttings to bring home and train them for my area and it may take a few years acclimate to my state but I’m sure I’ll have success.
We've bought quite a number of plants from Food Forest Finds. We greatly appreciate being able to buy small, affordable plants locally as we work on establishing our edible landscape/food forest.
I've been watching Gonza Gardens YT videos for years and still managed to learn a few things from this extensive tour.
Great job!!