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An assortment collage of all other images used in this blog. Showcasing red and yellow fruits, white flowers, and immature green fruit.

Suncoast Grown and Gathered: Cotton Candy Cherries, Year-Round Abundance on a Fast-Growing Tree

by Forest Hecker
October 30, 2026

At the Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension Office, we've been cultivating a Food Forest to showcase the most productive, unique, and often underutilized fruits and crops suited to our distinctive southwest Florida climate. Through this ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes
Landscape Photo

Landscape Succession: Managing Your Changing Lawn Over Time and Post Storm

by Joshua Criss
October 26, 2026

Landscape Succession: The Ever-Changing Florida Yard If you live in Florida, you’re no stranger to constant changes. Be it housing development, large storms, or just the passing of time, it’s likely the landscape you have now is not the ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Panhandle Horticulture, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
Chickasaw plum

Water Oaks Are The Worst

by Matt Lollar
October 23, 2026

Hurricane Isaias blew through the western panhandle on October 9, 2026.  While we currently don't have a complete assessment of what tree species faired the best and worst from this storm, there are some preliminary observations that can be ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Hurricane, Isaias, Ivan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Sally, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
Red Tropical sage flowers in foregreound and white butterfly needle flowers in background. Bees and butterfly visible flying amongst flowers.

Two Wildflowers: Tropical Sage and Butterfly Needles, Reclassified as Non-Native to Florida

by Forest Hecker
October 12, 2026

Two common and familiar wildflowers have gone the way of Blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella) in recent weeks. The Atlas of Florida Plants as well as other sources like the Florida Wildflower Foundation now lists Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea) ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes

A Gardener’s Guide to Plant Propagation, Part III: Propagating Plants from Seed

by Lauren Spaduzzi
October 6, 2026

In Parts I and II of this series, we looked at the plant structures involved in propagation and how stems and leaves can be used to produce new plants. Now, it’s time to look at another way plants reproduce: seed. Growing plants from ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit, Garden, Gardening, Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, Landscape, LSpaduzzi, Master Gardener, Seed, Seed Propagation, Seed Saving, Seed Starting, Seeds, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening
Potted plants at a nursery.

New Life for Plastic Plant Pots: Reuse ideas!

by Dr. Megan Moore
September 23, 2026

We all love taking new plants home, but they often come in plastic nursery pots that aren't ideal for long-term plant health (plus, they aren't always the best to look at!).  With increasing plastic pollution, keeping this debris out of ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Garden, Pasco County, Pasco Extension, Plants, Plastic, Recycle, Reuse, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

A Gardener’s Guide to Plant Propagation, Part II: Propagating Plants from Stem and Leaf Cuttings

by Lauren Spaduzzi
September 22, 2026

In Part I of this series, we looked at the plant structures involved in propagation, including stems, leaves, buds and roots. Now it’s time to put that anatomy knowledge to work! A cutting is a portion of a plant that is removed from ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Central Florida, Cuttings, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida Native Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, Home Landscapes, Landscape, Master Gardener, Native Plants, Plant Propagation, Propagation, Tampa
Shiitake mushrooms

Growing Mushrooms Outdoors

by Matt Lollar
September 11, 2026

Mushrooms are an excellent low calorie food with a high fullness factor (they fill you up).  But the “common” or “button” mushroom lacks natural flavor.  On the other hand, shiitake mushrooms have all the benefits of button mushrooms, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, Fungi, Fungus, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Log, Office, Okaloosa, Outdoor, Oyster, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Santa Rosa, Shiitake, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

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