Palm Care: Part 1
Three Reasons Why You Should Not Over Prune Your Palms You can’t drive very far in Florida without seeing a palm tree. It is an important piece of the Florida identity, after all the sable palm is our… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes
Downtown Orlando garden receives a Florida-Friendly makeover
On Wednesday, the downtown garden at the Orange County Administration building received a makeover. The new installment includes more than 17 species of native plants that will boost pollinator visits to the site and increase biodiversity. “The garden… Read More
Take-all root rot, whether you like it or not!
If you have had issues with declining turf during the Summer and early Fall, it could be take-all! Take-all root rot loves to come out to play in the hot, wet Florida Summers and early Fall. Take-all root… Read More
Master Gardener Volunteers on… sansevieria: invasive, nuisance, or reliable addition to the garden?
By Karen Pariser Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member Remember your grandma’s impossible-to-kill parlor plant, the “mother-in-law’s tongue”? You might know it as “snake plant” or “viper’s bowstring” or even “African spear plant.” However you remember it, whatever… Read More
Florida Friendly Landscaping: Easy Composting
August 18, 2021 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Centennial Park Recreation Center 1120 Centennial Boulevard, Port Charlotte, FL 33953 Improve your garden, save money, and help the environment by composting. Compost adds nutrients to the soil, improves soil texture and water retention…. Read More
Beat the Heat Summer CEU Sale
Are you short on CEUs and needing to renew your license soon? Are you simply looking to stay ahead and get your CEUs well before your license expires? The Pesticide Information Office has you covered. During our Beat… Read More
UF/IFAS plants flora to try to reduce pollutants going into lakes, rivers
BRADENTON, Fla. — Now, in the middle of summer, when those afternoon or evening rains come, stormwater from lawns, driveways and roofs drains down to any of the 76,000 stormwater ponds scattered around Florida. As stormwater flows into… Read More
New Vegetable Gardener — Herbs are a Cool Season Crop in Central Florida
As you have already learned, the environment is unique in Florida and the seasons for growing vegetables is different from what you may be used to or what you have learned from social media sites that are not… Read More
DIY Container Garden with Draped Hypertufa
Perfect for seasonal gardens and great for gift giving. You’ll create a unique, one of a kind, draped container using portland cement infused fabric. What is hypertufa? a mixture of portand cement and aggregates. Fabric is saturated with… Read More
Leading with Gratitude (Part 2)
To recap last week’s blog: As leaders we need to stop and look back at how we got to where we are quite often. We need to shake off the discomfort and say “thank you” to the folks… Read More