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Blackberries for your Edible Landscape


April 21, 2023

Blackberries (Rubus spp.) will not quickly jump into your mind when you think of fruit production in Florida. In fact, when you do think of blackberries, you will most likely envision viny plants infiltrating your gardens and attacking you with ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Fruit Trees, General Gardening, Horticulture, Perennials, Professional Horticulture, Vegetable Gardening

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Broward County Project Recognitions-La Finca


January 5, 2023

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo   What motivates people to adopt and model sustainable landscape practices in their urban landscapes? Meet Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Jeannie ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife
Tags: Attract Wildlife, Birds, Broward County, Butterflies, Edible Landscape, FFL, Finca, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Food Forest, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Provide For Wildlife, Urban Environments
Johanna in front of nature mural.

Wakulla County Extension Welcomes Summer Intern Johanna Walker


May 22, 2022

This summer, University of Florida student Johanna Walker will be working in Wakulla County as a paid summer intern with the 4-H program. About the Internship Program UF/IFAS Extension Summer Internship Program focuses on integrating College ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Landscape, Environmental Sciences, Permaculture, Wakulla Springs

Savor the Flavor of Florida Summer


June 30, 2021

I cannot be the only one noticing the mangoes dripping off the trees across south Orlando. The bountiful blushy pink fruits remind us that Florida’s summers are not quite the food deserts that we dramatize. In fact, Florida supports a forest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Edible Landscape, Florida, Food, Food Forest, Food Waste, Fresh From Florida, Fresh Produce, Fruits, Hwooten, Local Food, Ocextension, Summer, Summer Harvest, Urban Farm, Yard, Yard Farm
lady with pink hat seen behind an overgrown muscadine grape vine

Growing a Green Thumb; Fruit of Your Labor


April 24, 2020

We fit fruiting trees and vines in our landscape because the man of the mower enjoys eating food from the yard. We fondly recall our granddaughter's first homemade cobbler, made with freshly picked blackberries. Good memories. A dear friend ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Edible Landscape, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Growing A Green Thumb, Levy County, Levy County Extension
Heirloom tomato variations

Everglades Tomato-A Summer Tomato for the Keys

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April 20, 2020

Also known locally as wild tomato or currant tomato, the Everglades tomato is a wonder for gardeners in the Florida Keys. The tomato blooms and fruits all year long, is tolerant of our alkaline soil, brackish water, salt winds, and is resistant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Edible Landscape, Florida Keys, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
Roselle caylces

Roselle, The Florida Cranberry

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April 3, 2020

Roselle, a relative of hibiscus, was once used widely as an edible plant in Florida. The flowers are less showy than other hibiscus varieties, but their calyces (sepals at the base of the flower) are amazing! As the flower dies the calyx ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscape, Florida Keys, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Vegetable Gardening

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