Horticulturist Linda Seals will walk you through the steps to convert your yard into a Florida-Friendly LandscapeTM that not only conserves water, but will also be the envy of your neighbors! Take home your own landscape plan designed by you ... READ MORE
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape Florida-Friendly Landscaping Guide FYN Yard Recognition Request Form Questions and Answers on Legislation READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Stokes' aster or Stokesia (Stokesia laevis) is a Florida native that is extremely easy to grow. This evergreen perennial makes a wonderful border plant and you will enjoy the daisy-like flowers that stand above the ground-hugging leaves during ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Hurricane Season begins June 1st and many are still putting the pieces back together from Irma. So what does landscape hurricane preparedness mean? Address the Hazards Hurricane Irma created a lot of damage to our mature tree canopy and ... READ MORE
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By Ralph E. Mitchell We just finished our 2018 Master Gardener Training activity called the “Parade of Plants”. Master Gardener Trainees pick a plant and then develop a short ten-minute presentation on this plant. All of the presentations ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Nestled underneath the oak trees in Deland, Florida you will find Dottie and Kevin Hanna cultivating local Florida grown plants at Twinflower Nursery. Their property and home, once a fernery, has evolved to become a nursery specializing ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
Does this sound familiar? You buy some great looking veggie transplants, or maybe some flowering annuals for the garden. Or perhaps you've started some plants from seeds. You give them all the right care, but they seem to constantly look sad ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
The Manatee County Extension Service Mobile Irrigation Lab will come to your home or business and conduct a full evaluation of the landscape and irrigation system to help you save on your outdoor irrigation water use. Do you have an automatic ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
In 2014, a new law took effect requiring all commercial fertilizer applicators (for hire) to have a license. This law was passed in 2009. A requirement that must be completed to obtain this license is to successfully complete a Green Industries ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Skeletonized leaves; Help! Help! What’s killing my Ficus trees? These are the questions, subject lines, and visits to our Extension office that have filled my days the last couple weeks. Residents saying, “It sounds like it’s raining under ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Pests & Disease