Fall Color in Florida

Growing up in the northeast, autumn was the time to be outside. Crisp mornings and warm afternoons meant that the trees were ablaze with yellows, reds, orange, and purple. It was truly magical and honestly… Read More
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: September 29, 2020
Growing up in the northeast, autumn was the time to be outside. Crisp mornings and warm afternoons meant that the trees were ablaze with yellows, reds, orange, and purple. It was truly magical and honestly… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: autumn, fall, fall color, landscape design, maple, oakleaf hydrangea, sassafras, sweet gum, trees
by Nick Place
Posted: March 15, 2020
Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: May 28, 2019
July isn’t the nicest of times to be working in a Florida garden. Why not, spend the day with master gardeners learning about Northeast Florida gardening and getting ideas to improve your own landscape. Attendees… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: class, Florida-Friendly, Garden, Irrigation, landscaping, Master Gardener, propagation, pruning, soil, soil testing, Turf, wildlife, workshop
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: May 10, 2019
While some garden pests like to hide under leaves, in the soil, or be so small you cannot see them without a microscope, the Lubber Grasshopper stands out wherever it goes. You probably have seen… Read More
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: March 29, 2019
Written by BJ Hausman, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener The 2019 Clay County Agricultural Fair Will take place at the fairgrounds in Green Cove Springs. The dates are Thursday, April 4 thru Saturday, April… Read More
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: February 4, 2019
Coming from the Northeast, I used to understand how seasons and cold weather worked in the garden. In the fall it got colder, leaves dropped, and most of the plants just stopped growing and winter… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: bloom, cold, damage, early, early bloom, Florida-Friendly, frost, spring, winter
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: January 8, 2019
With the weather cooling off, did you know it’s time to cut out irrigating your lawn? Turfgrass in North Florida goes dormant through the winter. This means it needs little extra water unless we get… Read More
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Conservation, Florida-Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Lawn, Turf, water
by Luke Harlow
Posted: December 4, 2018
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on December 5th to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. An international day to celebrate soil was… Read More
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: November 27, 2018
When temperatures drop below freezing for the first time of year, it seems from my perspective that a bit of panic sets in. Early in the winter season many of our landscape plants are still… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: citrus, clay county, cold, Florida, Florida-Friendly, freeze, frost, hibiscus, mound, mounding, North Florida, weather, winter
by Wayne Hobbs
Posted: October 8, 2018
When tropical systems threaten you, what should you do? Preparation in the landscape can be key to protect your investment in your property and personal safety during hurricane season. Prepare Well in Advance One key… Read More
Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: disaster, disaster preparation, flooding, Hurricane, landscape, landscaping, tree, tropical storm, Turf
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