Tag: drought tolerant

Drought Tolerance: The Amazing Plant Adaptations

by Taylor Clem, PhD
June 26, 2024

Here comes the drought stress... June first marks the beginning of Florida’s rainy season – although, it has not been that rainy lately. In fact, we've already received a couple of burn ban notifications from the Florida Forest Service. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beautiful, Demonstration Garden, Drought, Drought Tolerance, Drought Tolerant, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Landscapes, Right Plant Right Place, Water Efficiently

Tithonia – a sippy cup for butterflies

by Ralph Mitchell
June 13, 2024

The Tithonia or Mexican sunflower is a spectacular annual flowering plant that does well in our area. I used to grow it as a kid up north but found that it does even better in Florida! Easy to start from seed, this brilliant orange-red ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Drought Tolerant, Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia

There is nothing like a coontie!

by Ralph Mitchell
August 26, 2023

The coontie is one of the most appreciated and acceptable native plants for landscaping in our area. Every garden center has some in stock and the coontie’ s unique beauty is its selling point. The horticultural qualities as a Florida-Friendly ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Coontie, Drought Tolerant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping

Plant rewind – have a fun time with bulbine

by Ralph Mitchell
August 25, 2023

Yellow and orange flowering plants bring a bright and cheery appearance to any garden. Bulbine is one such plant that makes a very useful groundcover with yellow and orange flowers, an interesting succulent foliage texture, and a care-free ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bulbine, Drought Tolerant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Groundcover

Ornery Plants for Your Garden

by Lisa Sanderson
May 19, 2023

Just recently, I received a great plant from a volunteer – a sharp and pointy agave, large but in its infancy. Despite its young age, it is still an ornery plant for the garden. This agave when planted in the landscape will grow to become ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aloe, Container Plants, Drought Tolerant, Eryngium, Lisa Sanderson, Rattlesnake Master, Serrated Leaves, Sharp Spines On Leaves, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Yucca

Starting over from scratch – the Florida-friendly landscaping™ way!

by Ralph Mitchell
November 10, 2022

Post-hurricane our landscapes are blank canvases awaiting renewal and reinvigoration. What better time to explore the Florida- Friendly Landscaping™ manner of gardening! Our yards are merely small models of the outside environment. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Low Maintenance, Natural Environment

Suds in the garden

by Ralph Mitchell
August 28, 2022

Aloe plants are very popular due to their Its adaptability to a variety of conditions. Besides the ever-familiar Aloe vera plant, there is another species known as the soap aloe or Aloe maculata. Very ornamental and a great beginner ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Aloe, Drought Tolerant, Flowering, Hummingbirds, Low Maintenance, Succulents

Foolproof Lawncare: Bermudagrass

by Marguerite Beckford
July 30, 2022

Although not a panacea for lawncare issues, Bermudagrass is a hardy turf option, tough enough to handle lots of foot traffic and horsing around (no pun intended). Because of its tough-enough reputation, Bermudagrass is the species of choice ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture,
Tags: Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance

Panama rose – revisited

by Ralph Mitchell
March 31, 2022

When you start noticing more underutilized flowering shrubs being planted in the area, the value of that plant begins to shine through. Several years ago, I noticed a whole hedge line of Panama roses in front of a commercial building on ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Drought Tolerant, Panama Rose

Florida-Friendly Gardening Therapy

by Samantha Murray
January 27, 2021

For a while, I was OK with COVID. Not happy, but you could say “average.” After almost a year of this pandemic, like most folks, COVID fatigue has set in for me. When the pandemic struck, I needed to find something I could control. With ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS
Tags: Drought Tolerant, Featured, FFL, Florida Yard, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Garden Therapy, Jennifer Hagen, Landscape Design, Lee County, Native Landscaping, Pollinators, Right Place, Right Plant, Sustainable Landscaping, UF-IFAS, Water Efficiency, Wellness

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