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
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
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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We’ve all seen the damage a freeze can do in our yards. Broken branches, browned leaves, or even entire plants are gone. It’s natural to want to fill those empty spots quickly, but before you pick up new plants, there’s a smart step to ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension
Biology and Management of Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) in Ornamental Crop Production and Landscape Planting Beds By Yuvraj Khamare and Chris Marble. Black medic is an annual or short-lived perennial. It commonly grows in lawns, landscapes, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Spring has returned and now is the time to start planting your warm season vegetables Part of the fun of gardening is trying new methods like companion planting. In the past, gardening wisdom would just declare that certain vegetables did not ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
With the recent record-breaking freezing weather we have experienced, it can be tempting to jump into pruning and replacing plants. As tempting as that may be, you could be removing living plants or causing additional issues by pruning too soon. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
The muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) is a species native to the Southeast U.S. and the first to be cultivated in North America. While the native Muscadine grape shares some similarities with its European (Vitis vinifera) cousins, these ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Is there a perfect tree? I think this question has fueled much of historic plant exploration and discovery. Sometimes it is beauty that draws us, like the Jacaranda tree native to Brazil, with its beautiful lavender blooms each spring. ... READ MORE
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