Category: Home Landscapes

field of yellow flowers

Fundraising for a Community Garden

by Kaleena Davis
February 19, 2025

Part of the reality of running a community garden is finding a way to fund the garden. There are multiple ways to secure funds garden, so let’s take a look at some of the basic types of fundraising and some tips to help your garden grow financially! Types ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Community Garden, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Funding, Fundraising, Garden, Hillsborough County, Kaleenadavis, Vegetable

Winter Gardens in Central Florida

by Anne Yasalonis
February 19, 2025

Our recent central Florida weather proves yet again that every couple of years gardeners face plant-damaging cold temperatures. During these cold snaps we bring out frost cloths and bring in containerized plants. With bated breath and crossed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Dead Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Freeze, Frost, Gardening, Jschelb, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polkgardening, Pruning, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Winter, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast
A small Hairy-Woodpecker foraging for insects in the bark of a live oak tree with draped spanish moss and dehydrated resurrection ferns

Transform Your Yard Into a Wildlife Haven

by Yvonne Florian
February 19, 2025

by Yvonne Florian, Edited by Andrea Lazzari What does it take to turn your landscape into a “Wildlife Haven” and why would you want to?  Observing wildlife can foster a sense of well-being and increase your quality of life and knowledge ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Tags: Bird Watching, Butterfly Gardening, Feeding Wildlife, Florida Friendly Landscape, Home Landscape, Native Plants For Wildlife, Native Shrubs With Berries, Wildlife Photography

Heart Strong: Your Guide to a Healthier Heart this February

by Felicia Marable-Williams
February 18, 2025

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the importance of cardiovascular health and encouraging people to take proactive steps to care for their hearts. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Chronic Disease, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Living; Well-Being; Families, Heart Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity
Tiny blue five-petaled flowers against long green leaves.

February Blooms are Bursting with Color in a Florida-Friendly Garden

by Julie Schelb
February 14, 2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, our garden is Florida-Friendly, and I hope yours is too! This February has warmed up some from the chilly days of January. Some plants have ushered in this weather change with a variety of vibrant Florida-Friendly ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Gardening, Polk County, Polkgardening

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