Tag: exploration gardens

Cold Protection for Landscape Plants — After the Event

by Samantha Murray

December 11, 2020

Many of us know what to do to protect our landscape plants before a cold event by the instructions you get from the Certified Meteorologists at your local television station. Usually we will water the plants well, both in-ground plants and containerized ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Protection, Exploration Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Horticulture, Plants

New Vegetable Gardener — Greens in the Cool Season Garden

by Darryl Palmer

November 24, 2020

Greens are a mainstay in the Florida Cool Season garden. Leafy greens are nutritious as well as bountiful in a well maintained vegetable garden. When harvested and prepared properly in the kitchen, they make many excellent and interesting side ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Exercise, Exploration Gardens, New Vegetable Gardener, Nutrition, Vegetable Gardening

UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Exploration Gardens

by BLOGS.IFAS

March 31, 2019

The 4 acre demonstration gardens at the UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Education Center, 6021 S. Conway Rd., Orlando, provides excellent opportunities for hands-on, visual planting displays emphasizing low maintenance Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Exploration Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hydroponics, Ocextension, Orange County

Found in the Exploration Gardens: Polyphemus Moth Cocoons

by BLOGS.IFAS

February 27, 2019

The polyphemus moth is one of the largest and most beautiful silk moths. It is named after Polyphemus, the giant cyclops from Greek mythology who had a single large, round, eye in the middle of his forehead. The name is because of the large ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Caterpillar, Cflandscapes, Cocoon, Exploration Gardens, Polyphemus Moth

Edible Landscapes: The Native Flatwoods Plum

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 31, 2018

One of the small native trees in the Exploration Gardens is the Flatwoods Plum, Prunus umbellate. This round-topped, deciduous tree is mostly planted for its spectacular display of blooms. In late February, before the leaves appear, these trees ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Cflandscapes, Edible Lanscapes, Exploration Gardens, Flatwoods Plum

Did You Miss FNGLA’s Florida Flower Trials? There’s Still Time to Take a Look…

by BLOGS.IFAS

May 24, 2018

FNGLA’s Florida Flower Trials is a two-day annual event where top plant breeders, education experts and key industry members come together to exchange ideas and witness which ornamental plant varieties can stand Florida's oppressive heat and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Cflandscapes, Exploration Gardens, Florida Flower Trials, FNGLA

Enjoy Nature on the Tree Walk

by BLOGS.IFAS

December 12, 2017

A brand new tree walk was added to the Exploration Gardens at the UF/IFAS Extension in Orange County. The gardens are used for teaching and demonstration. The tree walk was added to increase the canopy cover, add diversity of species and create ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Cflandscapes, Exploration Gardens, Nature, Tree Walk, Trees, Urban Forest

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