By Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Gardening with children can be a fun and educational activity. A butterfly garden is easy to do and will provide eggs to look for, along with caterpillars and butterflies to watch. It is a great ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, WildlifeBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Compost has been called black gold and it is lurking in the discarded yard and vegetable kitchen wastes. These wastes can be composted into a wonderful organic soil amendment. Composting is ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Flowers in winter are one of the joys of living in Florida. They can provide a needed splash of color to areas where there is only green. During our winter, nights are cool with an occasional ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesAndy Wilson, Horticulturist Southern red cedar (Juniperus virginana) and sand pine (Pinus clausa) are two Florida natives that are grown commercially for both cut and potted Christmas trees. Both southern red cedar and sand pine can be planted ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent It is starting to get cooler and here in Florida that means that we can plant a wider range of annual flowers for color in the landscape. Some people say that fall and winter in central and ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesBy Pam Brown, Urban Horticulture Extension Agent Try planting some Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) seeds or better yet, buy some plants for instant effect. These plants form a clumping, two-foot-tall mound of foliage topped with large, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Home buyers appreciate the benefits of "green" communities, but residents don't necessarily lead more eco-friendly lives than their neighbors in traditional homes, according to two University of Florida studies ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Money Matters, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Soil-moisture sensors hooked to sprinkler systems could put a huge dent in homeowners' utility bills - and help conserve much-needed water, a new University of Florida study says. Researcher Michael Dukes found that for ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Work & LifeBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400Source: Russell Nagata nagata@ifas.ufl.edu, 561-993-1557 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine life with fewer Saturday afternoons stuck behind a noisy lawn mower. The University of Florida’s Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly LandscapingBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Lori Warren lkwarren@ufl.edu, 352-392-1957 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- On June 9, the final horse race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will run. But there’ll be more than confetti to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping