By Ralph E. Mitchell As you are planning your annual flower bed this year, one that I have really had good success with in Charlotte County is Cosmos. This annual flowering plant comes in many sizes, shapes and colors. Originally from ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
While most plants get eaten by bugs, these plants do the eating! In this issue of Wildflowers: What's Blooming, we explore native carnivorous plants of Florida. These special plants obtain their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesNamed by Ponce de Leon in 1513, La Florida means “Land of Flowers” — and indeed it is! Florida has more than 3,600 native and naturalized flowering species. Wildflowers are plants that grow in their natural state with little or no interference ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesNamed by Ponce de Leon in 1513, La Florida means “Land of Flowers” — and indeed it is! Florida has more than 3,600 native and naturalized flowering species. Wildflowers are plants that grow in their natural state with little or no interference ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources,
The following classes will be offered during March at the Baker County Extension Office: Gardening for Pollinators & Landscaping for Success March 22 Gardening for Pollinators, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Baker County Extension Office. ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Trees in Central Florida Central Florida has a variety of trees ranging from native to flowering trees. Trees have many benefits in Central Florida. Some of the common benefits include providing shade, wildlife habitat, a source of fruits, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension,
National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Monday, February 25th through Sunday, March 3rd. And here in the Florida Keys, we are no stranger to opportunistic invaders trying to takeover habitats that aren’t rightfully theirs. SITUATION An ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Welcome to our Florida-Friendly Demonstration Garden! The garden is full of winter flowers this February. Below are pictures of the plants currently flowering at the UF/IFAS Extension Polk County Florida-Friendly Landscaping Demonstration Garden ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
By Ralph E. Mitchell Blooms at this time of year catch the eye and draw you to a passing landscape. I have been seeing powderpuff shrubs in bloom with their puffy pink to red flowers punctuating the green background foliage like exploding ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
By Ralph E. Mitchell My first experience with a ylang ylang tree was living next door to one in the West Indies. At night, the heavenly fragrance would slowly drift through the air currents and eventually float into my house. Living next ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture