Common name: Perennial peanut Scientific name: Arachis glabrata, Benth Origin: Tropical South America The perennial peanut evolved in tropical conditions and is adapted to subtropical and warm temperate climates. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
This new Oso Easy rose variety has an abundance of bright, candy apple red flowers. The flowers are large and single with bright yellow stamens. The foliage is glossy and highly disease resistant. This is a great low maintenance ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
The development of high quality peach and nectarine (Prunus) cultivars with the low chilling needs of a mild climate has greatly expanded the potential for commercial peach and nectarine production in north and north-central Florida. Deciduous ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
By Lloyd Singleton Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hosting 22 landscape professionals in a full day training known as the “Green Industries Best Management Practices”, or GIBMP for short. These eager learners were exposed to ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Water
There are many things we can do to conserve water in our homes and landscapes. By following some or all of the tips you can conserve and preserve our valuable water resources as well as save money. Engage the entire family in the effort ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
It is that time of year when it seems that everywhere you look is an insect you have never seen before. To keep you in the know we have pulled together some of the newest Creatures from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Above: A regal jumping spider at rest between jumps. UF/IFAS photo by Lyle Buss. Even if you don’t like spiders, you have to admit that jumping spiders are kind of cute (possibly even very cute). Florida is home to a few species of jumping ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease
Florida's winter season is short and mild with intermittent periods of warm temperatures. Most deciduous fruit cultivars have high chilling requirements and do not grow well in Florida. To produce optimum fruit yield and quality, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
This deciduous tree is native to Europe and eastern Asia, and has been introduced throughout much of the eastern United States, from Maine to Florida, and as far west as Texas and Missouri. Common pear grows best in moist soils ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Relatively few cultivars of apples (Malus domestica L.) can be grown successfully in Florida. Northern apple cultivars -- such as 'Golden Delicious', 'Red Delicious', 'Gala', 'Fuji', or 'McIntosh' -- are not exposed to ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes