ISA certified arborist, LIAF certified, GI-BMP Instructor and registered Beekeeper, Donna owned and operated a retail garden center called The Garden Gate in Pompano Beach since 1997. In 2018, she became the Education/Specialist for Agent Michael Orfanedes in Commercial Horticulture at UF/IFAS Extension Broward, where she is able to use many years of horticultural experience to help educate. Donna.Castro@ufl.edu

Posts by Donna Corbelli Castro:

• Ever Hear of Beach Peanuts?
• The International Society of Arboriculture Turns 100!
• Trees Change Climate
• Broward County Celebrates 22 Years of "Water Matters", March 9th.
• Broward County Tree Trimmer Ordinance Sunset Now Delayed Until 2025
• Magnificent Maples
• Marvelous Mangroves!
• There's a Party Going On in That Soil!
• Fall is the Perfect Time to Start a Food Forest
• Some Herbicides Are Killing Trees

• The Time for Mixed Mowable Species has Come
• When a Snake in the Grass is Just a Snake in the Grass
• Landscape Professionals: Add "Certified Florida-Friendly Landscaper" to Your Resume
• Pass the Torch - Plant Torchwood
• Nature's Best Hope
• How to Harvest a Jackfruit
• Royal Poinciana - Beautiful, but Poor Compartmentalizers.
• Jaboticaba - A Fruit Worth the Wait
• How to Grow a Forest - My 25 Year Experiment
• It's Easy as One, Two, Three. (So, Don't Do This To Your Trees!)

• Some Like it Short
• Does Your Swale Need a Make Over?
• How to Root Prune and Transplant Field Grown Trees and Shrubs
• Sky Blue Cluster Vine - A South Florida Beauty
• THE SABAL PALM - Our Tree of Life
• Much Ado About Weeds
• How Do I Get a License to Trim Trees in Broward County?
• Tomato Hornworms... They're Back!
• Why Florida Needs More GI-BMP and FFL
• How Do I Apply for a Pesticide Applicator License?

• Managing Palm Fertilization during "Black-Outs"
• A gentle plea for chaos in the garden
• Orchids grow on trees!
• Get your trees ready for storm season!
• Biological Pest Control - IPM cutting edge solutions
• The Bees Trees
• SMALLER Native Trees