Tag: Master Gardener Volunteer

Stories from The Yard: Stewardship and Florida-Friendly Beauty in an HOA Community

by Lorna Bravo
November 30, 2025

Growing a Garden with Purpose: Commitment to Stewardship As a UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Agent, I work with passionate homeowners and Master Gardener Volunteers who are reshaping what Florida-Friendly landscaping in HOA communities can look ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Broward, Florida Friendly Landscape, Invasive Species, Master Gardener Volunteer, Protect Waterfront, Right Place Right Plant

2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Year in Review for Clay County

by Wayne Hobbs
November 26, 2025

The Master Gardener Volunteer year in Clay County runs from November to November and what an amazing year it has been. Throughout 2025, our 71 volunteers donated over 5000 hours back to community! This comes in a variety of ways including: ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer

Remarkable Roselle: From Seed to Harvest in Central Florida

by Heather Kalaman
November 25, 2025

This season, our gardening team has been hard at work cultivating Hibiscus sabdariffa, commonly known as roselle, sorrel, or Florida cranberry, in our UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Exploration Gardens — and the results have been nothing ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden, Gardening, Healthy Living, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscape Management, Master Gardener Volunteer, New Vegetable Gardener, Ocextension, Orange County, Plants, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening

November at the UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Office

by Wayne Hobbs
October 31, 2025

By Wayne Hobbs, Interim County Extension Director and Environmental Horticulture Agent November is a month of thanks and all of us at the UF/IFAS Extension Clay County office are thankful for all of you who interact with us throughout the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Clay County, Clay County 4-H, Finance, Florida, Gardening, Healthy Eating, Homebuyer, Landscaping, Master Gardener Volunteer, Yoga

Snails in the Garden: Friends or Foes?

by Wayne Hobbs
October 20, 2025

By: Marilyn Young, Horticulture Program Assistant, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Extension Snails in the Garden: Friends or Foes? By: Marilyn Young, Horticulture Program Assistant, Clay County Extension As you walk through the garden ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pest, Snail

How to easily grow Florida native milkweed in sandy landscapes

by Anne Yasalonis
October 10, 2025

To support monarch butterflies, the University of Florida and other conservation groups recommend Florida native milkweed species as host and nectar plants. Currently, there are three native milkweed species that are most commonly found ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, , Wildlife
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Butterflies, Butterfly, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Milkweed, Monarch, Native Plants, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Pollinators, Sandy Soil, UF-IFAS, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Fruit Trees for Your Central Florida Yard: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
October 10, 2025

Fruit Trees for Your Central Florida Yard In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, Anne and Julie talk about growing fruit in central Florida. There are so many varieties of fruit trees from temperate to tropical that it’s ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Jschelb, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Fragrant Plants for Your Central Florida Yard: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
August 25, 2025

Fragrant Plants for Your Central Florida Yard In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, we talk all about our favorite fragrant plants. What type of garden scents do you prefer? Some people like heavy florals while other people ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Fragrant Flowers, Fragrant Plants, Jschelb, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Pollinators, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

2026 Master Gardener Volunteer Recruitment & FAQs

by Clarissa Chairez
August 18, 2025

Do you love gardening? Or maybe you just want to learn more? Are you interested in being a part of a community of volunteers and sharing your gardening training with the residents in our county? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Find ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardener Volunteers, New Vegetable Gardener, OC MGV, Ocextension, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

Growing Happy Houseplants: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
August 18, 2025

Growing Happy Houseplants In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, we talk all about how to successfully grow houseplants. Join us as we chat about how to select a houseplant for your home’s light conditions, basic tips for house ... READ MORE

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Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Growing Houseplants, Houseplants, Jschelb, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

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