Tag: Landscapes

Drought Tolerance: The Amazing Plant Adaptations

by Taylor Clem, PhD
June 26, 2024

Here comes the drought stress... June first marks the beginning of Florida’s rainy season – although, it has not been that rainy lately. In fact, we've already received a couple of burn ban notifications from the Florida Forest Service. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beautiful, Demonstration Garden, Drought, Drought Tolerance, Drought Tolerant, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Landscapes, Right Plant Right Place, Water Efficiently

Basics of Landscaping in Florida–Bilingual Booklet in the UF/IFAS Bookstore

by Hannah Wooten
June 6, 2024

Better landscaping practices are good for Florida! Even though Florida has a lot of water resources, there are also a lot of people and industries sucking from the tap...and more keep coming. Long story short, Floridians need to conserve ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
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Trees, Streets, and Sidewalks

by Hannah Wooten
March 26, 2024

From a society standpoint, we are encouraged to think about the greenhouse gas removing qualities of trees, specifically, their ability to take up a lot of carbon dioxide. Running quick numbers, 1 cubic foot of concrete results in about 150 ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Arbor, Arboriculture, Buckled Sidewalks, Cflandscapes, Cma, Community Design, Community Managers, Conservation, Enews, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Heat Island, HOA, Hoas, Homeowners Associations, Horticulture, Hwooten, ISA, Landscape, Landscape Design, Landscapes, Mature Trees, Ocextension, Planners, Shade, Sidewalk Repair, Sidewalks, Tree, Tree Conflicts, Tree Issues, Tree Planning, Tree Removal, Tree Replacement, Trees, Urban Canopy, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry, Urban Forests

4/3/24 Fundamentals of Palms: Principles, Problems, and Potential–In Person in Orange Co.

by Hannah Wooten
March 22, 2024

BEWARE! AFTER THIS CLASS, YOU WILL NEVER LOOK AT PALMS THE SAME AGAIN! Palms are popular plants that represent a slice of Florida paradise! There is a science to growing pretty palms that will thrive in Florida, from wild places to managed ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Central Florida, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Commercial Horticulture, Commercial Lawn And Ornamental, Continuing Education, Continuing Education Unit, Cpo, Education, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardening Class, Hkalaman, Hwooten, Landscape, Landscape Architect, Landscape Design, Landscapes, Lawn And Ornamental, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Limited Lawn And Ornamental, Nutrient Deficiencies, Orlando Events, Ornamental And Turf, OT, Pa, Palm, Palm Diagnostics, Palm Fertilizer, Palm Problems, Palms, PCO, Planning, Plant Diseases, Plant Pests, Pruning, Right-of-Way, Row, Streetscape, Sustainable Landscaping

Mining Bees of Late Winter

by Beth Bolles
February 29, 2024

The mining bees or adrenids are often seen in areas of landscapes that have little ground vegetation and loose soil. They are also commonly seen in North Florida turf areas while grass is still dormant. After mating, the female bee will excavate ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Bees, Beneficial Insects, Landscapes, Lawns, Mining Bees, Pollinators

Want to enjoy some outdoor fun this holiday season? Visit a UF/IFAS demonstration garden

by Brad Buck
December 6, 2023

Looking to do something inexpensive and outdoorsy this holiday season? Why not take a turn through a demonstration garden, courtesy of the University of Florida. UF/IFAS Extension offers demonstration gardens throughout the state, and most ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Activity, Demonstration Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Holidays, Landscapes, Outdoors, Plants, Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator, Trees, UF IFAS Extension, Wendy Wilber

Foolproof Palm Care: Cabbage Palm

by Marguerite Beckford
August 9, 2023

The Cabbage Palm aka Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) is a native Floridian and was designated as the 'Florida State Tree' in 1953. The Sabal Palm has also been designated as the state tree in South Carolina. Like other palmettos, its flowers ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Foolproof Palm Care, Horticulture, Landscapes, Palms

Connecting Future UF Alums to UF Extension-Meet UF Intern Sarah Marc

by Lorna Bravo
July 26, 2023

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Intern Sarah Marc & Urban Horticulture Agent/CED Lorna Bravo What is the UF/IFAS Extension Summer Internship Program? The summer internship program collaborates with the Florida Cooperative ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscape, IFASwater, Intern, Landscapes, Research, Uf Ifas Extension Solutions, UF Interns, Urban

Foolproof Palm Care: Scrub Palmetto

by Marguerite Beckford
July 19, 2023

One of a handful of native palms, the Scrub Palmetto (Sabal etonia) is a smaller and less common relative to the ubiquitous Sabal Palmetto (also known as the Cabbage Palm). It is slow-growing and like the Saw Palmetto, produces berries which ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Foolproof Palm Care, Horticulture, Landscapes, Marguerite Beckford, Palms

Virtual Limited Pesticide Applicator’s License Review and CEUs–7/20/23

by Hannah Wooten
June 19, 2023

The limited pesticide applicator's licenses allow the licensed applicator to apply pesticides to landscapes around buildings. There are 2 primary limited pesticide applicators licenses: Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) for ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
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