African Blue Basil: A Pollinator Favorite
Basil is a favorite plant in the summer herb garden and an absolute must for those who enjoy fresh leaves for a sandwich or delicious homemade pesto. While we grow basils as a food enhancer, an… Read More
by Beth Bolles
Posted: July 5, 2017
Basil is a favorite plant in the summer herb garden and an absolute must for those who enjoy fresh leaves for a sandwich or delicious homemade pesto. While we grow basils as a food enhancer, an… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: basil, Beneficial Insects, beneficials, Edible Landscape, edibles, General Gardening, herbs, Panhandle Gardening, perennials, pollinators
Posted: May 1, 2017
This time of year, blueberry bushes are flowering and small fruit are coming onto the wild and cultivated bushes in north Florida. Many of us, myself included, look forward to the late-spring harvest of blueberries,… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: beneficials, Blueberries, Edible Landscape, Fruit trees, insects, Panhandle Gardening, pollinators
Posted: April 7, 2017
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida and experienced one of their newest additions, a children’s garden. As much a playground as a place for growing plants, it was… Read More
Category: 4-H & Youth, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Garden Design, gardening, Panhandle Gardening, School Garden, Vegetable Gardening
by Beth Bolles
Posted: February 14, 2017
Many of us are enjoying warmer temperatures this winter, but many deciduous fruit crops really need cold temperatures in order to break dormancy for the year. In areas that experience cold temperatures, plants have evolved… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Apple, Blueberries, chilll hours, Edible Landscape, fruit, Fruit trees, Panhandle Gardening, Peach, Pear, plums
Posted: July 26, 2016
Summer is full of simple pleasures—afternoon rainstorms, living in flip flops, and cooling off in a backyard pool. Among these, one of my favorites is walking out my door and picking handfuls of figs right… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: edible, Edible Landscape, fig, Fruit trees, Landscape, mulch, Panhandle Gardening, trees
by Beth Bolles
Posted: January 27, 2016
Parsley is one of the most well-known herbs, and if you missed the fall planting, there is still time to choose a preferred selection for late winter/spring planting. An herbaceous biennial, parsley is an easy… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Black Swallowtail, black swallowtail caterpillar, butterflies, edible, Edible Landscape, herbs, Panhandle Gardening, parsley
by Beth Bolles
Posted: June 29, 2015
One very popular herb for the backyard garden is the evergreen Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis which serves as an attractive landscape shrub in addition to its culinary uses. Rosemary grows best in full sun and well-drained… Read More
by Beth Bolles
Posted: March 10, 2015
Although we are not able to grow edible cherry trees in more southern climates, there are a few ornamental relatives of the cherry that are worth adding to the landscape. The Bush cherry, Prunus jacquemontii,… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Birds, Cherry, Edible Landscape, Fruit trees, General Gardening, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, pollinators, shrubs
Posted: February 18, 2014
Backyard gardens have increased in popularity the last few years, with record calls to Extension offices statewide on how to grow tomatoes and preserve produce. Along with the boom in home gardening, schools have steadily… Read More
by Beth Bolles
Posted: December 24, 2013
Many common cool season vegetable garden plants are started in raised beds by direct planting of seeds. It is important to follow the guidelines in the ‘Monthly Vegetable Planting Guide’ (Page 6) for plant spacing and seed… Read More
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