Tag: edible landscapes

Come and visit our Plant Market 2024! An Event that you don’t want to miss.

by Eva Maria Pabon
February 5, 2024

Plant Market 2024! Several events take place in Osceola Heritage Park throughout the year including the free UF/IFAS Extension Services annual Spring 2024 Planet Market, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024, located ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Edible Landscapes, Eva Pabon, Extension, Gardening, UF/IFAS Extension

Landscape with Loquats

by Jessica Sullivan
July 25, 2022

A Loquat tree is a must-have for every Florida edible landscape. This gorgeous evergreen tree is also low-maintenance compared to other fruit trees. Fruit from any Loquat is edible, but for good-tasting, high quality fruit, select a variety ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscapes, Florida Fruit

Gingers for Your Central Florida Garden

by Jessica Sullivan
July 25, 2022

Cultivated as food and medicine for thousands of years, ginger, turmeric and galangal are members of the ginger family that are both ornamental and edible. They are prized worldwide for their edible, underground, tuber-like rhizomes. They ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Alternative Crops, Edible Landscapes, Galangal, Ginger, Turmeric

Passionflowers for Central Florida

by Jessica Sullivan
July 25, 2022

There is a passionflower for every Central Florida yard; they attract butterflies, some have showy flowers, and some types even have edible fruit! Most passionflowers are vines. Compact species can be planted in small yards to take advantage ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Landscapes, Passionflower, Passionvine, Pollinator Plants

Elderberry

by Jessica Sullivan
May 5, 2021

American Elderberry is an interesting-looking Florida native plant that’s putting on a show now along roadsideswith its blooms and berries. In recent years, Elderberry products have become some of the most in-demand health supplements ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Alternative Crops, Edible Landscapes, Elderberry, Florida Native Plant

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