Featuring Florida’s native flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) so you can learn to recognize, appreciate, and protect native species. READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife
In lieu of a garden festival, the Baker County Master Gardeners are holding a plant sale on Saturday, March 27th. All profits from admission and plant sales will go toward the completion of the arboretum sidewalk project, which is half finished. New ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Load up your wagon for the 12th annual Baker County Spring Garden Festival and enjoy a fun-filled day of shopping from local plant vendors, plus free kid’s activities, exhibits and more. Visitors can also receive Florida-Friendly landscaping ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
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 ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Wildlife
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 ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesNamed 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 little or no interference ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesNamed 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 little or no interference ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources,
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. ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Stokes' aster or Stokesia (Stokesia laevis) is a Florida native that is extremely easy to grow. This evergreen perennial makes a wonderful border plant and you will enjoy the daisy-like flowers that stand above the ground-hugging leaves during ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Firespike (Odontonema strictum) is an herbaceous perennial with large showy spikes of bright red tubular flowers that bloom during autumn. These flowers attract many species of butterflies as well as hummingbirds. Firespike is one of ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes