Category: UF/IFAS Extension

Woe, what are these weeds?

by Stephanie Means
February 28, 2025

Weeds. They're on every gardener's list of woes. We often have clients come into the office asking for a weed to be identified. Then the next thing they ask is how to swiftly eradicate just that one weed from their landscape. "I don't ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Black Medick, Cool Season Weeds, Florida Betony, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Herbicide, Lyreleaf Sage, Spring Garden, Turfgrass, Weed Control, Weeding, Weeds, Wild Geranium

Fall is a great time to plant trees

by Larry Figart
November 4, 2024

We often hear that spring is the best time to plant trees. Even Arbor Day, the day dedicated to planting trees, is in the spring. While there is no “bad” time to plant a tree, fall is a perfect time to put a tree in the ground. By ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Arboriculture, Duval, Figart, Planting, Trees, Urban Forestry

3 reasons to book a Florida-Friendly yard review in 2025!

by Stephanie Means
October 25, 2024

A yard review is your first step in maintaining all the things that attracted you to Florida in the first place. While gardens are a source of comfort and inspiration to many, they can also be a stressful, confusing, expensive place if you ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 9 Principles, FFL, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Florida Gardening, Landscaping, Master Gardener, Ornamental Plants, Yard Review

Blame it on the Rain

by Tonya Ashworth
September 6, 2024

Over the last couple days, parts of Jacksonville experienced urban flooding that had people in my neighborhood of Springfield moving their cars blocks away to higher ground. Drivers had to find alternate routes home as streets became impassable. ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Stormwater Runoff, Urban Flooding

Milkweed is for More Than Monarchs

by Stephanie Means
July 19, 2024

Milkweed: we all know it as the poster plant for pollinator gardens, but did you know it feeds many other insects beyond the beloved monarch butterfly? (more…) READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Butterfly Garden, Butterfly Gardening, Conservation, Duval, Extension, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Milkweed, Monarchs

How to Pick the Best Plants

by Stephanie Means
May 22, 2024

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
Tags: Duval, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Growing Plants, Landscaping, Master Gardeners, Plants, Right Plant Right Place, Selecting Plants

Collaboration between 4-H Youth Development and City of Jacksonville’s Parks and Recreation

by Tracy Akers Williams
April 23, 2024

The collaboration between the UF/IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development Program and the City of Jacksonville’s Parks and Recreation Division is making a tangible difference in the lives of underserved youth in Duval County.The dedication ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Programs, Youth

Are palm trees really trees? Here’s what you should know.

by Duval MGV
January 23, 2024

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
Tags: Cambium, Dicots, Monocots, Palms, Phloem, Trees, Trees Vs Palms Debate, Xylem

Baby, It’s Cold Outside! Gardening in Wild Winter Weather.

by Duval MGV
January 12, 2024

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
Tags: Advective, Gardening In Wild Winter Weather, Microclimates, Radiative Cold

BEWARE THAT WHOLE FAMILY…of Poisonous Plants!

by Duval MGV
October 17, 2023

Poisonous Plants in and Around Your Florida Home. Disclaimer. The following information is intended for use in Duval County. Florida is a diverse state with different growing conditions. If you garden outside of Northeast Florida, check ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Angel Trumpet, Baneberry, Cardboard Palm, Carolina Jessamine, Castor Bean Plant, Chenille Plant, Chinaberry, Coonties, Copper Leaf, Croton, Crown Of Thorns, Devil’s Backbone, Gloriosa Lily, Golden Dewdrop, Hawaiian Ti, Milkweed, Ornamental Pepper Plants, Plumeria, Poinsettia, Pokeweed, Sago Palms, Star Jasmine, Yesterday-today-tomorrow

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