Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

The Rain Sensor: Is your Rainy Season Hero Alive and Well?

by Maggie Gaughan
June 14, 2022

Over here in Southwest Florida, rainy season has officially begun! The unsung hero of the rainy season is none-other than the rain sensor! Rain sensors interrupt your irrigation system controller's programmed schedule when adequate rainfall ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Irrigation, Mobile Irrigation Lab, Rain, Rain Sensor, Save Water, Sprinklers, Water Conservation

by llw5479
June 13, 2022

There has been concern about the health and numbers of pollinators in recent years. Planting a small area around your home can provide a place for pollinators to help pollinate your fruit and vegetable plants. Pollinator Presentation: Dave ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Pollinator Plants, Seminar, Soil Testing

The only allamanda you will ever need

by Ralph Mitchell
June 12, 2022

A native vine that you may have never considered is a relative of other similar and more familiar landscape plants – the allamandas. Specifically, the wild allamanda (Urechites lutea aka Pentalinon luteum) is a vine-like shrub, very ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Allamanda, Native Vine

A daisy in the bush is worth two in the hand

by Ralph Mitchell
June 11, 2022

I like to highlight public places to see plants, and besides our own Master Gardener Volunteer Demonstration Garden on Harborview Road, and the Nature Park in Punta Gorda, the History Park is another place to enjoy a well-cultivated landscape. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bush Daisies, Gamolepis Chrysanthemoides

I smell a sweet almond in your future!

by Ralph Mitchell
June 10, 2022

While many of our landscape plants are visually appealing with colorful foliage and flowers, there is another dimension to explore – aroma. One of the best plants to help with this is the sweet almond bush. This somewhat new but very ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Flowering Shrub, Sweet Almond

Program: Saving Seeds in Escambia County

by Beth Bolles
June 10, 2022

Join UF IFAS Extension Escambia County for a fun session on saving seeds from your favorite plants. We will demonstrate how to save seeds from annuals, perennial, edibles, and a few trees. The session will be on Wednesday, August 3 at 11:30 ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Edibles, Escambia County, Gardening Program, Saving Seeds

High society – garlic?

by Ralph Mitchell
June 10, 2022

Riddle me this – when is an ornamental plant associated with a flavoring? When it is society garlic! This common perennial ornamental has a garlic scent when touched, but its main landscape feature is as an ornamental as it sports ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes,
Tags: Perennial, Society Garlic

Exploration Gardens – A UF/IFAS Extension Botanical Garden

by Tia Silvasy
June 9, 2022

Do you want to get inspiration to design flower beds or gardens in your yard, are looking for a free excursion for your family, or just wanting to enjoy nature? The University of Florida/IFAS Extension campus in Orange County has a beautiful ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Botanical, Demonstration Garden, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Garden Tour, Ocextension, Orange County, Orlando, Self Guided Tour, Tour

Blowing in soon – the saltbush

by Ralph Mitchell
June 9, 2022

It is fairly common for gardeners to send us photographs of unknown plants to identify which is always welcome. One plant we get more than once is often an uninvited guest. It is a native and may even fit nicely into your landscape - the ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Baccharis Halimifolia, Saltbush, Shrub

Growing Groceries: Healthy (and Tasty) Ginger and Turmeric

by William Lester
June 7, 2022

Ginger is a perennial plant that can be grown for culinary uses and is a great addition to food forests and edible gardens. The leafy foliage looks very tropical and it grows well in Central Florida. It helps if you add compost or organic matter ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

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