Woah! Who turned up the heat? It seems with temperatures consistently reaching into the upper 90’s, that summer started early and intends to be l-o-n-g! This doesn’t mean we can’t keep gardening, but it does mean that we need to take extra ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
So you’ve researched for weeks, and even consulted the Florida-Friendly Landscaping Plant Guide to figure out which plants should do best in your garden based on how much sun and water they’ll get. Now you’re at the nursery faced with ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
This time of year is made less glorious by all the plant problems that are rearing their ugliness and keeping us away from the fun stuff like planting new beds, redesigning old ones and just generally spending as much time as possible in the ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
As I wait in line at the garden center to pay for my new spring plant purchase, I see big stacks of “weed & feed” and other lawn fertilizers conveniently located to grab and go on the way out the door. The images of lush green grass ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Consider No Mow March Spring will be upon us before you know it, and with it will come of flurry of growth and activity in our gardens. Our native bees who are responsible for a large portion of pollination duties will emerge and start ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
With the turn of the calendar into a new year comes the pressure to create and stick to a resolution. The topics of conservation and environmental impact are top of mind for many this time of year. Here are 5 easy environmentally friendly ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Garden Trends for 2024 can be summarized into one thought: landscape designs with altruistic objectives. The styles may vary but every garden space shares one common denominator, and that is sustainability. Native Plants Gardening continues ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
This post entertains an ongoing debate that I often hear: Are palm trees really trees? Could our state tree, the sable palm, not even be a tree? This has been argued in many different ways with the answer lying somewhere in the middle. Skip ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Gardening in Wild Winter Weather By Becky Wern, MGV How are you enjoying life on the Northeast Florida weather rollercoaster? Our temperatures go up and down from warm to chilly to freezing. We have lots of sunny, blue-sky days, and a ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Soil! Does it sound fascinating to you? Maybe it should. We take our soil for granted. We even call it “dirt”. But soil is actually pretty magical. It is full of wonderful living microorganisms. They are microscopic, so we can’t see ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture