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Thriving Beyond the Season: A Guide to Growing 5 Common Holiday Plants

by Clarissa Chairez
December 21, 2023

With the December holidays here, many people may gift or receive "festive" holiday plants. In Florida, these plants can grow well beyond the holiday months! Learn about 5 commonly gifted plants and how to grow them year-round here in the Sunshine ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: (MGV), Central Florida Gardening, Decorate With Plants, FFL, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gift, Holiday, Holiday Plants, Horticulture, House Plants, Landscape, Master Gardener Volunteers, OC MGV, Orange County MGV, Poinsettia, Poinsettias, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Gardening Q&A: Does joining the houseplant craze tempt you?

by Duval MGV
July 3, 2023

You might be surprised to learn that some of the most popular plants purchased in the past 5 years, never made it outdoors. That’s right. Houseplants continue to trend in gardening categories worldwide. You may only associate houseplants ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fertilization For House Plants, House Plants, Hoya, Monstera

Plants Improve Indoor Air Quality

by Liz Felter
July 23, 2021

Whether you are returning to an office building or establishing a home office, you may wonder about the quality of the air inside your space. Plants are nature’s air filter. They improve indoor air quality by converting CO2 (carbon dioxide) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Air Quality, Areca Palm, Arrowhead, Bamboo Palm, Chinese Evergreen, Clean Air, Dracaena, Dwarf Pigmy Date, English Ivy, Featured, Ficus Alii, Fresh Air, Gerber Daisy, Golden Pothos, House Plants, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Plants, Interior Landscape, Interiorscape, Lady Palm, Mums, Peace Lily, Philodendron, Plant Friendly Environment, Rubber Plant, Snake Plant, ZZ Plant

Growing Orchids – Landscape Matters 2019

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 25, 2019

Landscape Matters Wednesday, July 24, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, and turn left on Pages Dairy Road. The building is attached to the fire station.) Master ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: House Plants, Orchids

Q: I will be bringing my plants indoors. I have heard it will help to add aspirin to the soil to help prevent disease. Is that true?

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 18, 2017

A: I was unable to find any research information regarding adding aspirin to soil to prevent plant disease. There is extensive research which documents aspirin provides no benefit if added to the water of cut flowers. I see no reason to add ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Aspirin, House Plants, Indoor Plants

Making a “Green” Workspace

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September 28, 2015

Whether you work from home or in an office, these tips can help you create a “green” workspace for better health, mood and productivity—and a cleaner environment. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Air Quality, Energy Efficiency, Environscaping, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Green Offices, High-light Plants, House Plants, Indoor Health, Indoor Plants, Low-light Plants, Medium-light Plants, Sustainable Hot Topic

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