Florida-Friendly Gardening Therapy
For a while, I was OK with COVID. Not happy, but you could say “average.” After almost a year of this pandemic, like most folks, COVID fatigue has set in for me. When the pandemic… Read More
Category: Turf
Event: Green Industry Best Management Practice – Mar 20th, 2019 – North Fort Myers Recreation Center
The GI‐BMP class is required if you apply fertilizer or maintain landscapes as a primary business in Lee County. This six hour class includes pre and post‐tests. Both exams are exactly alike. Successful completion of… Read More
Event: Green Industry Best Management Practice (GI‐BMP) in Spanish (Espanol) | Jan 31st, 2019 | Lee County Garden Council Building
The GI‐BMP class is required if you apply fertilizer or maintain landscapes as a primary business in Lee County. This six hour class includes pre and post‐tests. Both exams are exactly alike. Successful completion of… Read More
Fact Sheets: What’s Blooming by the month | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
What’s Blooming? List of Fact Sheets, Power Points and Videos January Peach (Prunus persica) February Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta) Walter’s Viburnum March Yellow Tabebuia (Tabebuia spp.) April Dinner Plate Tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) May Blood Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus) Tree Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea species)… Read More
Fact Sheets: BMPs | BMP Green Industry Manual | Golf BMP | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
BMPs BMP Green Industry Manual Golf BMP
Event: Florida Regional Turf Seminar, Fort Myers | Feb 27th 2018
The Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) hosts 12 Regional Turf Seminars throughout the state of Florida. These seminars provide local education programs on topics such as pests and diseases, weeds, BMPs, regulatory issues, safety and pesticide… Read More
Event: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Exam Preparation and Exam | 2018
If you cut lawns and maintain ornamentals around houses and wish to apply pesticides, including Round-up, on the job, then this six-hour class is a requirement before obtaining the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance license (erroneously… Read More
Fact Sheets: Horticulture and Gardening Publications | Lee County Extension | Stephen Brown
Gardening Publications A-Z Administration Annual Report 2011-12 Annuals Annual-Flowers-Bedding Plants Gardening with Annuals in Florida Ants Ants Carpenter Ants – coming soon Crazy Ants Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf Aquatic Plants Aquatic Plants –… Read More