While orchids are not my specialty, I have dabbled with them from time to time. Perhaps the most success I have had is with cattleya orchids. Giant spectacular blooms, fairly easy to care for and somewhat forgiving of my occasional neglect, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes
As the chill of winter leaves us, it’s tempting to head outside for a dose of fresh air and sunshine. If the springtime pollen doesn’t chase you back inside, you may notice that grasses are just beginning to turn green again. Surely it’s ... READ MORE
Category: Lawn
Did you know that Florida has over 315 native bee species, and 29 of them are found nowhere else? Instead of just focusing on the well-known European honey bees, which live in large hives, consider attracting our native solitary bees to your ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Wildlife
Spring is here, and with it comes a flurry of growth and activity in our gardens. Our native bees who are responsible for a large portion of pollination duties are emerging and looking for flowers to forage. It’s only early March, and we ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Turf professionals will get a first look at the future of weed control and sustainable turf when the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) unveils new research and pioneering technologies at the 37th ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Events, Lawn, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Scarlet sage (Salvia coccinea), also called red salvia, scarlet salvia, or tropical sage, is a blooming Florida native. Red, pink, or white flowers attract all kinds of pollinators, a few being hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Keep reading ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Home Landscapes
Highlights: University of Florida awards $349,250 in Food is Medicine research funding through the PLANTMED Seed Funding Program. New UF Food is Medicine projects advance nutrition science in areas including diabetes, cardiometabolic ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Late winter and spring will be buzzing with native pollinator activity in the landscape. Learn to recognize signs of the native mining bees that will be active in the ground for a few weeks. There are many ways that you can participate in No ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Newly Translated Publication Achachairu (Garcinia humilis), árbol frutal: botánica y cultivo comercial en el sur de Florida Por Federico W. Sanchez, Jonathan H. Crane, Haimanote Bayabil, Ali Sarkhosh, Muhammad A. Shahid, Bruce Schaffer. Este ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Written by MGV Henry Bruce, Edited by Theresa Badurek Are you all ears to learn something new? Plants that go by the name of "elephant ears" are really a group of similar plants with different botanical names: Alocasia, Colocasia, and ... READ MORE
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