Love to learn more about gardening in the Panhandle? Plan to attend a special education day, Saturday, October 20, organized by UF IFAS Extension Escambia County Master Gardeners. There will be several sessions featuring the topics of turf… Read More
The UF/IFAS Escambia County Extension is hosting a Master Gardener Volunteer open house and information session Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Escambia County Extension Office, 3740 Stefani Road. The agenda includes an overview of the program and a tour… Read More
Twice in the past week, I’ve had the pleasure of running across the charming killdeer (Charadrius vociferous), a species of bird related to the endangered plovers often found on area beaches. While they may also live near the water, killdeer… Read More
While most of the azaleas in my neighborhood have had an early first bloom, if you visit a forested wetland in our area right now you might be treated with the delicate blossoms of one of our native… Read More
This week’s feature is a pretty little plant (considered a weed by most) that most people have encountered in their yards or on roadsides. The native spiderwort (genus Tradescantia) is a perennial flower that grows in clusters, often… Read More
As an ecologist and often the token “outdoorsy” person in any given crowd, people often point to a plant or animal or describe something they’ve seen and ask me, “What is it?” I relish these small opportunities to… Read More
“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plan.” – Henry David Thoreau Are you interested in getting an “insect view”… Read More
