Category: Home Landscapes
Can you identify these insects for me? They are all over my kale and leafy vegetables.
May 22, 2017
These are some of the easiest insects to identify because of their beautiful coloration. Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica, is an important insect pest of cabbage and similar crops in the southern half of the United States. Harlequin bugs ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseTags: Harlequin Bug, Vegetable Pest
Multiple Locations to Get Lawn, Landscape and Garden Help
May 22, 2017
The University of Florida has offices in all 67 Florida Counties. These Extension offices are part of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and they offer you the “front door” to UF experts. UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Fact sheet: Dahoon holly
May 22, 2017
Attractive when tightly clipped into a tall screen or allowed to grow naturally into its single-trunked, small tree form, Dahoon Holly is ideal for a variety of landscape settings. Capable of reaching 40 feet in height, Dahoon ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Dahoon Holly, Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Ilex Cassine, Tree
Fact sheet: Chinkapin Oak
May 22, 2017
Chinkapin oak is seen at 70 to 90 feet in height when found in the wild but is more often seen at 40 to 50 feet in height with an equal or greater spread when grown in cultivation. It grows at a moderate rate when young but slows ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Chinkapin Oak, Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Quercus Muehlenbergii, Tree
Fact sheet: Chinese elm
May 22, 2017
An excellent tree that is surprisingly under-used, Chinese Elm possesses many traits which make it ideal for a multitude of landscape uses. A fastgrowing, deciduous or evergreen tree, Chinese Elm forms a graceful, upright, rounded canopy of ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Chinese Elm, Demonstration Garden, Elm, Factsheet, Ulmus Parvifolia
Fact sheet: Cherry Laurel
May 22, 2017
Cherry-Laurel, a dependable, easily grown, North American native, is densely foliated with glossy, dark green, evergreen leaves. The tree can reach 40 feet in height with a 25-foot spread though is often seen smaller when grown ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Cherry Laurel, Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Prunus Caroliniana, Tree
Fact sheet: Carolina buckthorn
May 22, 2017
Carolina buckthorn develops an open crown of many slender branches and is usually seen at 12 to 15 feet in height although it is capable of reaching 40 feet in a partially shaded location. The bright green, deciduous leaves change to a gorgeous ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Carolina Buckthorn, Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Rhamnus Caroliniana, Tree
Fact sheet: Baldcypress
May 22, 2017
Narrowly to broadly pyramidal when young, Baldcypress, the state tree of Louisiana, eventually develops into a broad-topped, spreading, open specimen when mature. Capable of reaching 100 to 150 feet in height, most landscape specimens are rarely ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Baldcypress, Demonstration Garden, Factsheet, Taxodium Distichum, Tree
Fact sheet: Arizona cypress
May 22, 2017
This rapidly-growing North American native evergreen reaches 30 to 40 feet in height with a 15 to 25-foot-spread. It is referred to as Cupressus glabra by some botanists. The green foliage has a silver/gray shimmer and the branches ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Arizona Cypress, Cupressus Arizonica, Demonstration Garden, Evergreen, Factsheet, Tree