UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Volusia County Master Gardeners will host a tour of several Florida Friendly Landscaping areas at the Volusia County Agricultural Center on Thursday, May 30 starting at 9:00. There will be a plant sale afterwards for tour participants. This tour… Read More
Landscape Matters Wednesday, October 2, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.)… Read More
Learn which plants and gardening techniques will attract the greatest number of pollinators to your garden. Topics will include attracting butterflies, bees and native pollinators, nectar and host plants, native bee nest boxes and more. $10 per person…. Read More
Middle school science teachers have a new tool from the University of Florida to teach students about pollinators and the role they play in producing food. Nicole Pinson and Alicia Lamborn, horticulture agents with the UF Institute of… Read More
While most plants get eaten by bugs, these plants do the eating! In this issue of Wildflowers: What’s Blooming, we explore native carnivorous plants of Florida. These special plants obtain their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals (typically… Read More
Named by Ponce de Leon in 1513, La Florida means “Land of Flowers” — and indeed it is! Florida has more than 3,600 native and naturalized flowering species. Wildflowers are plants that grow in their natural state with… Read More
The following classes will be offered during March at the Baker County Extension Office: Gardening for Pollinators & Landscaping for Success March 22 Gardening for Pollinators, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Baker County Extension Office. Learn which plants… Read More
Our weather along the Gulf Coast changes by the day and warmer temperatures occur throughout our fall and winter months. Don’t forget the pollinators on these warmer days. Plan your garden to include blooming plants during the winter… Read More
Pollinators are beautiful, colorful, diverse and fun to watch. Our Nov. 9 “Landscaping for Pollinators: The Plants they Love” class will show you how to attract them to your landscape, and how you can create a beautiful pollinator… Read More
Many pollinator gardens in North Florida will disappear with the first frost as tender perennials die back during cold weather. Thoughtful plant selection can help you maintain food sources for pollinators and attractive landscape spaces when our frequent… Read More
