Welcome to Financial Literacy Month with 4-H! As we celebrate this important month, we're excited to share valuable insights on managing money and maximizing earnings through your participation in 4-H, especially as many of our youth will soon ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Congratulations on your successful fair participation! As you prepare to receive premium money, fair sale checks, and additional support from add-ons, it's essential to express gratitude to those who have contributed to your 4-H journey. Here ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Congratulations on the successful sale of your 4-H animal! As you prepare to express gratitude to the buyer with a buyer's plaque, it's important to ensure that your presentation is thoughtful and meaningful. Here are some guidelines for presenting ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Flowering trees have seasonal blooms that we look forward to every year. You know it is coming, but once in bloom the colors wake up the landscape like a floral beacon. The purple trumpet tree – aka - Handroanthus impetiginosus (formerly ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Impatiens are known by many names including “touch-me-not” and "busy lizzie". However, almost everyone knows that impatiens are common bedding annuals that bring seasonal color and easy care. While once known to be used exclusively ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Living in Southwest Florida we often have plants blooming all the time – even during the winter! Well before the official start of Spring, some plants like our native Walter’s Viburnum are in flower. Walter’s Viburnum is one of ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
Once again, common names can be confusing in the plant world. Slender joyweed is a type of plant called Alternanthera. There are a number of species of Alternanthera, but they are all generally grown for their very colorful foliage, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
A papaya is not a true tree, but a tree-like or arborescent plant. This large herbaceous plant is relatively short-lived but can be a great producer of high-quality fruit. I have grown them for years with successes and failures along the ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
While you normally can’t successfully grow edible asparagus in Southwest Florida due to our overly warm and wet climate, you can grow a number of ornamental types that make great container plants for patios, indoors as houseplants, or in some ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
We live in a gigantic garden here in Charlotte County divided only by fences and roads. In landscapes, gas stations parking lots, and other assorted sites you are likely to see common landscape materials such as dwarf variegated schefflera, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes