Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

A View to Florida Water

by Lisa Sanderson

June 16, 2023

Many of you may love to travel by plane, and if you’re anything like me, you may enjoy getting a window seat. I think that there is something wonderful about looking down on the earth, seeing people moving about their day, fields ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, , Water
Tags: Aquifer, Conserving Water, Floridan Aquifer, Lisa Sanderson, Protecting Water, Saving Water, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Efficiently

Creating Compost from Piles and Worms

by Lisa Sanderson

February 24, 2023

Many years ago, when my daughter was in middle school, she bought an interesting gift for my birthday that perhaps only a child of an Extension agent would purchase – worm castings! What made the gift thoughtful is that I actually possessed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Browns, Compost, Greens, Lisa Sanderson, Red Wigglers, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Vermicomposting

A Few How-To’s for a Healthy Lawn

by Lisa Sanderson

December 13, 2022

Healthy lawns are things that when green and healthy, we can perhaps not give it too much attention. But, with a bit of green or brown, the lawn is suddenly very important. We want it green and full. Does that healthy lawn affect the environment ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Turf, Water
Tags: Bahia, Calculate Fertilizer, Calibration, Empire, Floratam, Irrigation, Irrigation Calibration, Lawn Fertilization, Mowing Height, ProVista, St. Augustine, Zoysia

Garberia – Garberia heterophylla

by Lisa Sanderson

December 14, 2021

Garberia (Garberia heterophylla or Garberia fruiticosa) is a shrubby plant that is a member of the Asteracae or Daisy/Composite family. The foliage of this Florida native plant is rather dull gray-green most of the year until the fall when ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Garberia, Lavendar Fall Blooms, Shrubs, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Muhly Grass – Muhlenbergia capillaris

by Lisa Sanderson

December 14, 2021

Muhly Grass (Muhlbergia capillaris) is a Florida native ornamental grass that is hardy in Florida from USDA hardiness zones 8 to 11. Mulhly grass is outstanding in landscapes throughout the year with evergreen foliage. It is particulary attracitve ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Grass With Red Blooms In Fall, Native Grass, Ornamental Grass, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Maryland Goldenaster – Chryopsis mariana

by Lisa Sanderson

December 14, 2021

Maryland Goldenaster (Chryopsis mariana) is a Florida native perennial. It is hardy from USDA hardiness zones 4a to 10, with zones 8-10 in Florida. While you may have observed this goldenaster in the UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County Demonstration ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Crysopsis, Goldenaster, Maryland Goldenaster, Native Plant Garden, Native Plants, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Yellow Aster

Manage Thatch, Manage this Pest-Tropical Sod Webworm

by Lisa Sanderson

December 13, 2021

Have you been bothered by small brown moths flitting around your landscape? You may find them in your landscape year-round, but may more likely find them from August to October which can lead to negative impacts to the health to your warm season ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brown Moths, Caterpillars In Turf, Turf Damage, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Just Rolled into the Clinic: Rhizoctonia on Boxwood

by Matt Smith

December 13, 2021

Subject: Boxwood Background: These boxwoods from a commercial nursery in Central Florida were showing signs of yellowing with the leaves progressing to a coffee-like brown color. Eventually, they would die back. The problem ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES

Irrigation Orientation – A Webinar Series for Florida Homeowners

by Yilin

April 20, 2021

Are you frustrated that with all the energy and money devoted to your yard, you still have patchy turfgrass or weed spots? Or you are spending too much money to keep your grass green? Did you know... it all starts with irrigation! In this webinar ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Extension Learning, Florida Friendly, Grass, Irrigation, Lawn, Residential Irrigation, Residential Landscape, Virtual Workshop, Water, Water Conservation

Brrrr! How to Protect Plants from Frost or Freeze

by Lisa Sanderson

November 30, 2020

Most of us look forward to the cooler temperatures and certainly less humidity that comes each fall. While last winter was cold but rather mild, past winters have had very cold temperatures resulting in the dieback of certain herbaceous, woody ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Advective Freeze, Covering Plants, Freeze, Frost, Protecting Plants, Radiational Freeze, Radiational Frost, Watering Plants Before Freeze

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