Summer rains bring different kinds of fungi, some are bad and some are harmless. Water carries disease, so proper landscape care is needed to help keep your beloved plants healthy. Mushrooms Suddenly appearing throughout your landscape and ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of the week is Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). Hairy ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Real butterfly gardeners have plants that looks like they have had a fresh shave with only a few stems sticking up. It is amazing when your plants are full of leaves and then within a couple of days, they are almost completely defoliated. Diversity ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
The UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter is back in action after 6 years. It's Fall Ya'll and it's time for growing your veggies. Learn tips to use and share in this issue of The Dirt. Click here MGV Newsletter_ September_ ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens A couple of years ago, I visited Kingsley Plantation in Jacksonville, part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. An interpretive garden contained many of the crop plants ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching,
MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALES BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Remaining October Sale Dates: Thu, October 22, 8:30-11:30 Thu, October 29, 8:30-11:30 Over 1,000 Perennials, Butterfly Plants, Antique Roses, Shrubs, and Winter-Hardy Herbs We are NOW ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables
In Central Florida there are many species of turfgrass to choose from and within those species are many cultivars. Such a wide selection can make it quite difficult to decide which one is right for your landscape. When choosing, site selection ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf