SIESTA KEY, Fla. — The sand on Siesta Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast is as fine as powdered sugar, a pure, sparkling white and soft as a kitten’s fur — all because it’s comprised o… ...

Blowing sand, salty air, intense sunlight and little moisture make this a challenging place for life. But thousands of native plant seedlings — such as beach sage wort, lizard tail and beach ...

Beyond managing sand infiltration, a successful beach camping trip also requires paying close attention to the environment around you. Before setting up your tent, take some time to smooth out the ...

Already, dune hummocks have formed, and about 10,000 seedlings that include flowering sand verbena and beach evening primrose dot the beach enclosure. Advertisement.

Flowering sand verbena and beach evening primrose will be planted on a three-acre swatch of beach to encourage the growth of dunes and attract local bird species.

For Cuadra, the Bay Foundation’s plant whisperer, the sand is her palette, the pristine beach her canvas for a different, more resilient landscape that beachgoers could learn to love.

About 200 tons of sand were delivered to the beach last week ahead of the competition. From Thursday through Saturday, the artists will be hard at work creating their masterpieces.