Category: Home Landscapes

CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS: INTRODUCING THE FLORIDA HORTICULTURE FOR HEALTH NETWORK

by nladd

April 10, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) J. Sullivan, UF IFAS Extension, Osceola County, Florida Situation: Interest in food production, security and equity, and outdoor activity ... READ MORE

SATURDAY GARDENER: A HORTICULTURE / FCS COLLABORATION

by nladd

April 10, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) L. Duncan, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Bushnell, FL; L. Sanderson, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Bushnell, FL. M. Hunter, Marion County, ... READ MORE

WISER LAWNS PROGRAM RESULTS IN WATER SAVINGS

by nladd

April 10, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) L. Sanderson, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Bushnell, FL Situation. Sumter County, Florida, is home to a significant part of The Villages, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: 2022, 2022 Central District Symposium, 2022 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Extension, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hort., Horticulture, Ifas Extension, L. Sanderson, Lisa Sanderson, Sumter Co.

COMMUNITY GARDEN PROGRAM SUPPORTS HEALTHY LIVING

by nladd

April 10, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) T. Freeman, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County, Florida Situation: Research has demonstrated that community gardens have a number of positive ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2022, 2022 Central District Symposium, 2022 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Extension, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hort., Horticulture, Ifas Extension, St. Johns Co, T. Freeman, Terra Freeman

ZOOM WEBINAR LICENSE EXPANDS REACH OF VIRTUAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS

by nladd

April 10, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Horticulture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) T. Silvasy, H. Wooten, K. Camm, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Situation: Interest in virtual delivery of extension programs continues ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2022, 2022 Central District Symposium, 2022 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Extension, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, H. Wooten, Hort., Horticulture, Ifas Extension, K. Camm, Orange Co., T. Silvasy, Tia Silvasy

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™: Join us as we celebrate Water Conservation Month!

by Melissa West

April 8, 2022

Join us as we celebrate Water Conservation Month! By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager. April and May are typically the driest months of the year in Central Florida. Making this the perfect time to ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Arbor Day, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Landscape, Microirrigation, Nine Principles, Pinellas County, Sprinkler, Water, Water Conservation Month

Vegetable Growing in Jacksonville FL – April’s New Chapter

by Duval MGV

April 8, 2022

It’s mid-April and in one of our raised vegetable beds, the first leaves of yard long beans (Vigna sesquipedalis, also known as snake beans, asparagus beans, or Chinese long beans), are just unfolding. When vegetable growing in Jacksonville ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Beans, Chinese Long Beans, Cutworms, Okra, Organic Diatomaceous Earth, Vegetable Growing In Jacksonville Fl

A Recap of the 2022 Seminole County Farm Tour

by Morgan Pinkerton

April 7, 2022

What was the 2022 Seminole County Farm Tour? On the morning of Friday, March 25, 2022, we embarked on our journey of learning about local agriculture and food systems. We started at the UF/IFAS Seminole County Extension Office and then ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Agriculture, Farm Tour, Food Systems, Fresh From Florida, SeminoleCountyAg, Think Local

Spring, the Time to Grow….Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle!

by sarakmurphy

April 5, 2022

Grow Your Florida Healthy Florida Lifestyle Class 2022: The UF/IFAS Extension in Seminole County is excited to be hosting a class called Grow Your Healthy Florida Lifestyle. During this 5-week IN-PERSON course, participants will get to learn ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, FFL, Food Systems, Grow, Health And Wellbeing

Urban Trees, Pollen, and Allergenicity

by Amanda Quintos

April 4, 2022

Today is the day. A friend who moved away years ago is returning for a visit, and you can hardly wait to get outside with your picnic basket. Until you see it: the coat of pollen all over your car. You and your friend both have allergies. Still, ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Landscape Trees, Lawn And Garden, Pollen, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Urban Forestry

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