UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Join UF IFAS Escambia Extension for tips on saving seeds from your favorite edibles and flowers. There are two opportunities and locations to join us for this session which will have demonstrations. Tuesday, September 7 at 6:00 p.m. Pensacola… Read More
An Overlooked Southern Belle Lobllolly-bay is a native species with which many gardeners have yet to be acquainted. Although a native to the American southeast, the white flowers would have appeal within many Old World gardens that often… Read More
Honey beekeeping management practices for your Florida apiary in August: This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management… Read More
Written by Connie Gladding, Master Gardener Volunteer Salvias are the quintessential flowers to attract pollinators to your garden which is ideal for the vegetable garden or fruit trees. Salvias range from 2 to 4 feet high and come… Read More
Wild Weeds – Weed of the Month False Foxglove Agalinis fasciculata False Foxglove is an herbaceous annual with branched stems and very fine leaves. Showy pink tubular flowers bloom from later summer through fall. This plant reaches heights… Read More
Tropical Fruit at a Glance–Lychee by Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vasquez and Jonathan H. Crane Common name: Lychee Botanical name: Litchi chinensis Family: Sapindaceae Good varieties: Mauritius, Brewster, Sweetheart, Emperor About the fruit: The lychee is colored bright red… Read More
Three Reasons Why You Should Not Over Prune Your Palms You can’t drive very far in Florida without seeing a palm tree. It is an important piece of the Florida identity, after all the sable palm is our… Read More
On Wednesday, the downtown garden at the Orange County Administration building received a makeover. The new installment includes more than 17 species of native plants that will boost pollinator visits to the site and increase biodiversity. “The garden… Read More
By Karen Pariser Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member Remember your grandma’s impossible-to-kill parlor plant, the “mother-in-law’s tongue”? You might know it as “snake plant” or “viper’s bowstring” or even “African spear plant.” However you remember it, whatever… Read More
August 18, 2021 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Centennial Park Recreation Center 1120 Centennial Boulevard, Port Charlotte, FL 33953 Improve your garden, save money, and help the environment by composting. Compost adds nutrients to the soil, improves soil texture and water retention…. Read More
