Gardening Questions? Have you ever looked out at your yard and decided that it really needs help? And have you ever felt that it was hopeless to try to do anything about it? Probably most people have. A good way to begin ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
From Whitney, Naples Answer: The plant is Schefflera arbooricola. The black substance is sooty mold. Certain sucking insects, notably aphids, scales, and whiteflies, suck sugary sap from plants and excrete it as a substance known as honeydew. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
From Mark, by email Answer: Gaillardia pluchella, simply known as gaillardia, is a very cold tolerant native plant. As such, it can be started from seeds, or planted as young seedlings in winter without concern for cold weather damage. In ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Many homeowners are anxious about pruning brown plants due to winter damage. The question of the day is "Can I get rid of these ugly brown plants in my landscape?" (more…) READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
From T. Bates, by email Answer Although there are 12 palms native to Florida, only two have been determined to be endemic to Florida. A plant native to Florida may also be native to other locations outside of Florida most often to the West ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Did you know the very first roses grew as wild plants? Called “species roses”, they had simple flowers with four to eight petals and lots of thorns. They were very vigorous and disease resistant, but unlike the roses we usually see in Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Selecting the right plant and placing it in the right location is one of the most important tips a UF/IFAS extension agent and Master Gardener can tell you. One of the biggest mistakes people make is to select the wrong plant for this area. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Weeki Wachee Springs, an Outstanding Florida Spring (OFS), is currently impaired by nitrates, with nitrate levels steadily increasing over the years. To address this issue, the State enacted the Springs and Aquifer Protection Act in 2016, setting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, LawnCome Join us for A Day of Gardening Saturday, February 24, 2018 9:30 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. Duval County Extension Office 1010 N. McDuff Avenue North, Jacksonville, FL 32254 Cost $20.00 Deadline to register is Friday, February 16th For the ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Join us at the Florida State Fair February 8-19 and Oct 26-29 for the 2017 Recycled Yard Art Contest! Accepting two and three dimensional art created from items already used for their original purpose. Winners will be chosen in one of four ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn