Tag: Bloom

2026 Orange County Garden Festival & Plant Sale

by Clarissa Chairez
January 12, 2026

2026 Orange County Garden Festival & Plant Sale Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm UF/IFAS Extension Orange County6021 S. Conway Road, Orlando, FL 32812 Springtime at our Extension Office is the best time of the year! Our ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Bloom, Festival, FFL, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Garden Festival, Garden Festival And Plant Sale, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, Master Gardeners, OC MGV, Ocextension, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Orlando Garden Festival, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

UF study: Native plants can thrive in size and floral abundance in limited water situations

by Brad Buck
October 15, 2024

New University of Florida research suggests native plants may be able to produce more flowers for pollinators under both full and partial irrigation. That means more pollinators, such as bees, may be attracted to them. For the study, scientists ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bloom, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Ecology, Florida-Friendly Plants, Growth, Irrigation, Joanna Silva, Native Plants, Non-native Plants, North Florida Research And Education Center, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Pollinators, Rachel Mallinger

Harmony in Bloom: Announcing the 2025 Garden Festival & Plant Sale

by Clarissa Chairez
September 3, 2024

2025 Orange County Garden Festival & Plant Sale Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Mark your calendars! The 2025 Garden Festival & Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Bloom, Festival, FFL, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Garden Festival, Garden Festival And Plant Sale, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, Master Gardeners, OC MGV, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Orlando Garden Festival, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Cold Confusion

by Wayne Hobbs
February 4, 2019

Coming from the Northeast, I used to understand how seasons and cold weather worked in the garden. In the fall it got colder, leaves dropped, and most of the plants just stopped growing and winter blooming was very rare. In fact, with warm ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bloom, Cold, Damage, Early, Early Bloom, Florida Friendly, Frost, Spring, Winter

Business Interrupted by Algae Blooms? Here’s Help

by Carol Roberts
July 17, 2018

Today we offer some information about the effects of the algae blooms in the Indian River Lagoon. Specifically, what can business operators do to mitigate their loss of income? Will Your Business Be Interrupted? Florida is known as a tourist ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Algae, Bloom, Blue-green Algae, Business, Cyanotoxins, Insurance, Interruption, Toxic

What Cause the Toxic Algal Bloom in South Florida and Could It Happen Here?

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 5, 2016

Most of us have heard about the toxic algal blooms plaguing south Florida waters. If not, check out http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/05/. This bloom has caused several major fish kills, bad odors, and has kept tourist away from the area. What happen? ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Algal, Bloom, Cause, Could, Florida, Happen, Here, Panhandle Outdoors, South, Toxic

Native Flowers Overlooked for Cultivated Blooms

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 8, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The pastel palette of Spring is here at last. The warm air is abuzz with hummingbirds and bees discovering their new favorite flowers to visit. Some of the most attractive plants ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Azaleas, Bloom, Blooming, Environment, Extension Office, Flowers, General Information, Geraniums, Grow, Growing, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Ornamentals, Plant, The Wakulla News, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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