Growing raspberries from seed takes time, but this garden project yields sweet fruit for muffins, desserts, or nibbling straight from the patch.

With house-made spirits and locally-sourced food already being served up, plans call for a pottery studio, speakeasy, cigar bar and bakery and cafe to fill out the 17,000-square-foot building.

However, plants native to the tropics can suffer even when nighttime lows dip into the 40s. The bulk of plants in ...