PRINT | E-MAIL. In September of 1942, Lt. Col. William L. Plummer, with a handful of officers and enlisted men, made his way through the long pines and palmetto scrub of rural South Dade County to assume control of an isolated airstrip located about a mile inland from the shore of Biscayne Bay.
gardener. 1  a person who likes or is skilled at working in a garden. 2  a person whose occupation is making and tending gardens.
But, what is hardiness, and what does it mean to you as a gardener? A basic definition of hardiness is a plantâs ability to withstand cold winter temperatures. The U.S. Department of Agricultureâs plant hardiness zone map breaks geographical regions into zones based on the average low winter temperatures. These zones give gardeners a starting point when determining what plants will fare well in their gardens.