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One evening on the internet, I happened upon a Botany Course which clarified my profession as even I had never seen it. A Cultural Botanist is one who scientifically studies the needs of plants, man's uses of plants, and how to improve the aesthetic quality of everyday life with the right sort of plantings. For years I have toiled in garden, landscape, and the halls of academia, driven only to study plants, study garden and architectural styles, plant plants, and experiment with fertilizers. Never actually finding an employment position which seemed to fit my trade, a career has been made of hiring myself out in various capacities mostly as landscape and garden designer, then, in order of descending frequency, as horticultural and landscape consultant, environmental and biological consultant, consultant to the landscape architecture profession, and floral consultant and designer for large and sometimes small events.

I  had the time of my life studying  temperate zone flora at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., School of Agriculture and Life Sciences back in the early 1970s, when I and my mates scoured the Seven Hills of Raleigh and beyond for plant collections and whatever farm antiques we could come across for decorating our humble apartments. Then. while raising a family, I worked like a dog obtaining a Biology degree from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, winning a Commendation for Academic Excellence from the College of Science.  After graduate school at Nova Center for Oceanographic Studies, Dania, Florida, not unlike a planktonic creature, I was swept along on currents to the present moment and publication of this Guide to Florida Plant Life.

Any corrections to erroneous information or spelling errors as well as suggestions or comments about the content of this Guide are welcomed by e-mail.

-Leigh Fulghum

Mail may also be addressed to Leigh Fulghum or Florida Plants Online at 2440 East Commercial Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL US 33308.