Join UF IFAS Escambia County Extension for our Lunch Break Garden Series at the West Florida Genealogy Branch Library, 5740 North 9th Ave. Pensacola Florida, 32504. We will have four sessions during the month of July from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Looking for a unique ‘vegetable’ plant to add to a garden area or container? Cosmic Eclipse tomatoes or Flavor Burst peppers can do just that! Join UF IFAS Extension Escambia County Master Gardener volunteers for a plant sale featuring both ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Fall is the time of year many of us spend countless hours raking leaves and pine straw, piling them up, watching kids jump into the piles (then re-raking!), and bagging them up for disposal. However, what you may not have considered is that ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureHome landscapes have plenty of materials that can be transformed into a wonderful soil amendment. Join Escambia Extension on Friday, January 22 from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. to learn about techniques to compost yard debris and recycle in the garden. ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural ResourcesA visit to a nursery and homeowners will see so many new selections of plants for the landscape. Some of these plants are new plant developments and may include plants we could not previously grow in Florida’s heat and humidity. One new plant ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureDirt, earth, humus, terra firma, soil—no matter what you call it, the ground below us is one of the most important substances on, well, Earth. As children, most of us stomped in mud puddles, dug holes, and played in sand boxes—the tactile ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture