Post by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist We often receive calls from customers complaining that their hedges are leggy and leafless at the bottom and what can be done about it. Some people even ask us what small plants could ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS ExtensionWith spring on its way, your local University of Florida Extension Office in Okaloosa County is providing lawn and garden seminars for the public. Plan Before You Plant Seminar: Take the guesswork out of vegetable gardening and join Okaloosa ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, LawnPost by Bob Mertens; Horticulture Program Specialist Once considered a minor pest of palms, the palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) has in recent years become a serious problem on Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix canariensis) and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionThis year’s Home Show, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (BIA), will include lawn and gardening seminars. The Home Show will be held March 7 and 8 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, LawnWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Nylanderia fulva was previously confused with Nylanderia pubens (Synonym: Paratrechina pubens). Nylanderia fulva is native ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionAt 3 o’clock expect rain. Those were the words I heard over and over when I first moved to the Tampa Bay area. It took time for the wisdom to sink in. Here in Florida we receive the majority of the 54.2 inches of average rainfall during the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, WaterI moved to Florida thirteen years ago and instantly hated it. It was flat, hot and humid with few redeeming qualities. It took about five years and a departure from the urban areas for the beauty to really sink in. The green swamps with hidden ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Turf, Water, Work & Life
by Les Harrison It can be pretty discouraging to step out one morning to find a lawn pock-marked like the lunar surface. Stunned surprise then anger is usually the owner’s response. The offender is not the neighborhood teenager with ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & DiseaseWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The pavement ant, Tetramorium caespitum L. is one of the most commonly encountered ants in the United States. The first ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfThe Emerald Coast Home Show, Health Fair and Business Expo will include lawn and landscape seminars and an information booth hosted by the Okaloosa County Master Gardeners. This event will be held at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn