For almost 20 years, The Magnolia Company has spread holiday cheer with its handmade wreaths and decorations made from magnolia tree leaves. This family-owned business continues to produce high quality and long-lasting wreaths that retain their natural or… Read More
This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora. This publication, the sixth in the Key Plant, Key Pests series, helps identify the most… Read More
UF CALS doctoral student Sean Campbell won the Young Minds Award at the second World Beverage Conference co-sponsored by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). The event took place in Xi’An, Shaanxi in China this past October and… Read More
This week, we would like to spotlight Kevin Dewansingh, an undergraduate plant science student here at the UF IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) in Apopka. Kevin went to Valencia College to get his associate of arts degree… Read More
This week, the Central Florida-based UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center offered a helping hand to support the Hurricane Michael relief efforts in the Florida Panhandle. Faculty and staff of MREC donated a carload of items ranging from… Read More
Shane Tinker never knew he was going to be a nurseryman. In fact, if you still ask him about it, even he seems surprised to now be in the business of buying and selling plants. “I started… Read More
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum ) is a tropical ornamental vine that is among the top selling wholesale foliage plants in Florida. For almost 100 years, pothos has been commercially produced and used in places such as office spaces, patios and… Read More
Dodder is a parasitic weed, meaning it relies on a host plant to survive, and is in a group of over 150 species in the genus Cuscuta. Hosts can be a variety of plants, including landscape and nursery… Read More
Nestled underneath the oak trees in Deland, Florida you will find Dottie and Kevin Hanna cultivating local Florida grown plants at Twinflower Nursery. Their property and home, once a fernery, has evolved to become a nursery specializing in… Read More
Dr. Liz Felter began her journey in horticulture at a time when university professors didn’t know if it was appropriate for women to learn how to use a chainsaw or front-end loader tractor. Needless to say, a lot… Read More
