Category: Lawn

a view of kids playing on synthetic turf

Scorching temps from California turf raises questions about artificial turf, xeriscaping in humid states like Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
July 30, 2025

While artificial turf and rock-heavy xeriscapes are marketed as low-maintenance, drought-resistant alternatives to traditional lawns, research by University of Florida scientists shows it comes at unexpected environmental and public safety ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Artificial Turf, Drought, Drought-resistant, Enrvironmental Horticulture, Environmental Costs, Florida Law, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Heat, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marco Schiavon, Natural Turf, News, Public Safety, Rock-heavy Xeriscape, Surface Temperatures, Synthetic Turf, Traditional Lawns, Turfgrass Science, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weeds
A thermometer placed on green grass

Las abrasadoras temperaturas del césped artificial en California cuestionan su viabilidad en regiones húmedas como Florida

by Luz Bahder
July 30, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Si bien el césped artificial y los xerojardines con abundantes rocas se comercializan como alternativas a los céspedes ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Ahorro De Agua, Alternativas Sintéticas, Cálido, California, Calor, Centro De Educación E Investigación De UF/IFAS Localizado En Fort Lauderdale, Césped, Césped Artificial, Césped Natural, Césped Sintético, Césped Vivo, Céspedes, Conferencia Internacional De Investigación Sobre Céspedes, Español, Exceso De Agua, Extensión De UF/IFAS, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, FLREC, Grama, Jardines, Marco Schiavon, Ordenanzas Locales, Riego, Rocas, Spanish, Temperaturas, Temperaturas Abrasadoras, Temperaturas Superficiales, UF, UF-IFAS, Xerojardines, Zonas Verdes

Butterfly Attractor: Passion Vine

by Maria Quirico
July 24, 2025

Passion Flower is a very special Florida Native Vine - it is a larval (caterpillar) host plant for two beautiful butterflies. What this means is that if you grow Passiflora incarnata, you will probably have a visit from Zebra Longwing and Gulf ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Hillsborough County Plant Clinic Offers Free Service to Answer Lawn and Landscape Questions

by Tia Silvasy
July 23, 2025

Plant Clinic Services UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County has trained Master Gardener Volunteers and staff to answer your questions about turfgrass, vegetables, fruit trees, ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and more. We offer insect and ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Disease, Free, Garden Help, Help Desk, Hillsborough County, Insect, Plant Clinic, Soil, Tampa Bay, UF/IFAS Extension
Hand lens being used to view brown leaf spots on plant leaf

July Plant Clinic in Fort Walton Beach this Friday

by llw5479
July 16, 2025

The July Plant Clinic will be held 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, July 18 at the temporary UF/IFAS Extension Annex located at the Okaloosa Technical College (OTC) in Fort Walton Beach. The plant clinic is designed to provide a place and time ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Insect Identification, Plant Clinic, Plant Diagnostics, Soil Testing, Weed Identification

Supervivencia de las Plantas: Comprendiendo el Rol del Agua, los Nutrientes y la Selección Inteligente de Plantas

by Jonael Bosques
July 15, 2025

¡Bienvenidos a la temporada de lluvias de verano en el condado de Hardee! Geográficamente, tu hogar se encuentra en una mezcla única de zonas ambientales con un clima subtropical diverso: veranos calurosos y húmedos con tormentas eléctricas ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agua, Botánica, Español, Extension, Fincas, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hardee, Hispano, Jardines, Latino, Nutrientes, Plantas, Produccion, Sistemas De Riego, UF-IFAS
synthetic turf

Considering synthetic turf? What homeowners should know before installation

by Megan Winslow
July 15, 2025

A new Florida law that prohibits local governments from banning synthetic turf installation on some single-family residential properties could make it easier for homeowners to replace grass lawns with green plastic. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Cost, Fertilizer, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Grass, HB 683, House Bill 683, Hypoallergenic, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Irrigation, Jason Kruse, Landscape, Law, Lawn, Legislation, Maintenance, Outdoors, Plastic, Research, Sod, Synthetic Turf, Turf, Turfgrass Science, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weeding
Common pruning tools

Clean Your Pruning Tools

by Duval MGV
July 14, 2025

There are diseases in the landscape that are spread by the very tools that we use to take care of them. When we prune out diseased limbs and branches we could be moving the disease from sick plants and spreading it to healthy plants. In this ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Disease, Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Landscape, Management, Pruning

How to Apply: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Home Landscape Recognition, Hillsborough County

by Michael J. Masucci
July 1, 2025

Are you proud of your Florida-Friendly yard? Want to inspire others and get recognition for your hard work? The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Home Landscape Recognition program is your chance to shine! Here’s how you can participate, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hillsborough County, HOA, Home Landscapes, Home Recognition, Landscape, Lawn

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