Lilies in the Coastal South

Lilies offer one of our most striking flowers in the garden. Learn a few basics about growing lilies in your own garden with UF IFAS Extension Escambia County Master Gardener Volunteers.
by Beth Bolles
Posted: June 26, 2020
Lilies offer one of our most striking flowers in the garden. Learn a few basics about growing lilies in your own garden with UF IFAS Extension Escambia County Master Gardener Volunteers.
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bulbs, flowers, fragrance, gardening, lilies, lily, perennials, summer blooms, true bulbs
by Beth Bolles
Posted: January 2, 2020
The Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) has always been a favorite tree since it is associated with my childhood home in Tennessee. I always enjoyed the evergreen leaves and large white flowers. In my parent’s yard,… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: flowers, magnolias, natives, plant selection, planting, trees
by Beth Bolles
Posted: August 21, 2019
More and more homeowners are incorporating edible plants into their home landscape in order to enjoy the fresh taste of fruits and vegetables. Another trend to consider this coming cool season is to start a… Read More
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: annuals, bedding plants, edibles, flowers, harvesting
by Beth Bolles
Posted: April 9, 2019
Our landscapes are becoming important spaces for many animals to find food, water, and shelter. You can enjoy many beautiful plants while supplementing the diet of a favorite garden visitor, the hummingbird. Learn about a… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: flowering trees, flowers, gardening, hummingbirds, insects, perennials
by Beth Bolles
Posted: March 14, 2019
Looking for a unique ‘vegetable’ plant to add to a garden area or container? Lipstick Peppers or Burgundy Okra can do just that! Join UF IFAS Extension Escambia County Master Gardener volunteers for a plant… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: edibles, flowers, gardening, perennials, plant sale
by Beth Bolles
Posted: September 25, 2018
Many pollinator gardens in North Florida will disappear with the first frost as tender perennials die back during cold weather. Thoughtful plant selection can help you maintain food sources for pollinators and attractive landscape spaces… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: bees, butterflies, flowers, garden, gardening, pollinators, shrubs
by Beth Bolles
Posted: August 27, 2018
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… Read More
Category: Change Category
Tags: Bulbs, Education, Extension programs, fall, flowers, gardening, turf
by Beth Bolles
Posted: June 13, 2018
You love hydrangeas but have a sunny landscape? There are beautiful hydrangeas available at local nurseries that will grow well in sunnier locations. Limelight hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’) is a large deciduous shrub that is a show piece in… Read More
by Beth Bolles
Posted: May 11, 2018
A very popular landscape shrub installed by both professionals and homeowners is Loropetalum or Chinese fringe. This shrub offers attractive foliage and flowers along with begin evergreen. When you visit a nursery to select this… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: flowers, foliage, Loropetalum; shrubs, planting, SFYL Hot Topic
by Beth Bolles
Posted: January 12, 2018
Many gardens in Escambia County are showing the signs of cold damage but there are plants that are adapted to seasonal changes in weather. The ‘Marvel’ Mahonia is an attractive evergreen that is actually blooming now…. Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: evergreen, flowers, mahonia, plants, pollinators, shrubs
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