Florida homeowners have unique landscaping challenges. In Southwest Florida’s Zone 10a, landscapes must endure intense sunlight, high temperatures, sandy soils, heavy summer rainfall, periods of drought, and the occasional hurricane. ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™: Simple Practices, Big Impact! FFL protects the state’s natural resources while allowing individual expression and encouraging beautiful landscapes! Developed by the University of Florida's Institute of ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
There are many, many types of kalanchoe in cultivation with over one-hundred and twenty-five species available to know and grow. While some are invasive, there is one that most people are fairly familiar with – the Christmas kalanchoe ... READ MORE
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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