Don’t Murder the Myrtles

by Les Harrison “If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing,” so said English essayist Thomas Penson De Quincey. This early 19th century writer and social… Read More
by Les Harrison
Posted: March 30, 2018
by Les Harrison “If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing,” so said English essayist Thomas Penson De Quincey. This early 19th century writer and social… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Crepe Myrtles, Florida Panhandle, Franklin County Extension, Gulf County Extension, lawn care, Les Harrison, Liberty County Extension, North Florida, Pollarding, Pruning, Tipping, Wakulla County Extension, Washington County Extension
Posted: October 11, 2017
As fall approaches, our spring blooming shrubs such as gardenia, spiraea and azalea begin to look unkempt and overgrown. That means it is time to give them a severe pruning to get them ready for… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Posted: October 11, 2017
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Please follow as a favorite shrub rose, Belinda’s Dream, is pruned. Belinda’s Dream Rose – Before pruning, with dense thick growth. Time to open this… Read More
Posted: October 11, 2017
K.T. Kelly and JH. D. Gray, MREC/ UF/IFAS Extension 2003 Muscadines are a terrific grapey treat this time of year ’till fall throughout North Florida. To grow muscadines well in the home garden, care must… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Posted: February 14, 2017
Dooryard citrus enthusiasts may be uncertain about late winter management of Satsuma and other citrus trees. Several questions that have come in to the Extension Office recently include: Should I prune my trees? Why are the… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Dooryard Citrus, Fruit trees, Garden Design, General Gardening, Nutritional Deficiencies, Panhandle Gardening, Pruning
Posted: October 21, 2016
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Posted: February 10, 2016
Although it is quite cold outside right now, spring is just around the corner. Many of us have perennials we enjoyed all summer and fall, and have been faced with their ugly dead stalks all… Read More
Posted: December 16, 2015
With grass growing slower due to less daylight and somewhat cooler temperatures, and fertilization not needed in the lawn and landscape, landscape managers with more time on their hands undoubtedly are tempted to prune back… Read More
Category: Agriculture
Tags: Landscape, Panhandle Green Industries, Perennials, Pruning, Roses, Shrubs, Winter
Posted: August 7, 2015
Last year, I wrote an article for this newsletter about late bearing muscadine cultivars. There are many early, mid, and late bearing cultivars, and a list can be found in the publication: The Muscadine Grape. August… Read More
Posted: March 18, 2014
March may seem a little early to worry about fungal diseases, but recent prolonged wet weather and warmer temperatures have made the climate just right for a variety of leaf diseases in the Florida Panhandle…. Read More
Category: Horticulture
Tags: Blackspot, Disease, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Professional Horticulture, Pruning, Rose, Spring 2014, Watering
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