Fallen Oak Leaves Make a Great Mulch
It is a great time of year to refresh your landscape beds with mulch. A good source for (free) mulch is fallen oak leaves, which are in abundance this time of year. Oak leaves are a lovely shade… Read More
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I Don’t Love Plants
Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee There, I said it. Yes, I’m a Master Gardener Volunteer, a trainee to be exact. But I don’t do this for the love of plants. I’m not kidding. I don’t really even… Read More
Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – Growing in Containers
By Sarah Bostick and Carol Wyatt-Evens Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the sunshine state can quickly… Read More
What does frost and freeze damage look like?
There were quite a few cold nights during January and February this year and many of our landscape plants suffered frost and/or freeze damage. But what does that look like and what should you do about it? Frost… Read More
Giant Milkweed – A Big Milkweed for Monarch Caterpillars
Giant Milkweed aka Crown Flower Giant Milkweed is also known as Crown Flower and scientifically known as Calotropis gigantea. It is native to Asia and tropical Africa. It is a perennial shrub that grows in tropical and subtropical… Read More
Growing food in your landscape
Don’t go hungry Food glorious food. It grows on trees. Really, also on bushes and shrubs and even ground covers. Going hungry doesn’t seem like an option when you can grow food. Growing food in your yard seems… Read More
Florida Friendly Demonstration Garden at UF/IFAS Extension Polk County
Have you visited the Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) Demonstration Gardens at UF/IFAS Extension Polk County in Bartow? These gardens feature the nine principles of FFL and received a state award in 2019. The gardens are open to the public… Read More
Consume Safe Drinking Water During an Emergency
Authors: Brenda Marty Jimenez, UF/IFAS Extension, Broward County, Agent IV Amarat Simonne, Ph.D. UF/IFAS Extension, Professor and Extension Specialist Water directly out of your tap may not be safe to drink during an emergency. Boil water orders (also… Read More
Oak Leaves have been Falling Like Rain
Free Nutrients: My oak trees have been dropping leaves like crazy this fall and winter. WooHoo, free nutrients for my planted shrubs and perennials. I created large plant beads so the leaves can drop in and provide a… Read More
Spring Plant Sale
The Spring Plant Sale will be in Lakeland on April 23 and 24 from 7:30 am-noon for reservation only. Reserve your tickets here. Tickets are for a 30 minute shopping time blocks. If you are not able to… Read More