Tag: Master Gardener Volunteer

Artificial Grass and the Environment: A Florida-Friendly Perspective

by Clarissa Chairez
April 15, 2025

There are a lot of factors to consider when picking a variety of turfgrass for your yard. How much sun does your yard get? What is the pH of your soil? Will there be heavy foot traffic? When there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to turfgrass ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Artificial Grass, Artificial Turf, Cflandscapes, Eco-friendly Yard Solutions, Environmental Impact, Florida Friendly, Florida Master Gardener, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape Management, Landscaping Alternatives, Lawn Care Tips, Master Gardener Volunteer, Ocextension, Orange County, Orange County Master Gardener Volunteers, Runoff Prevention, Sustainable Landscaping, Synthetic Turf, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Water Conservation

Don’t Miss the Spring Master Gardener Plant Sale!

by Caitlin Sollazzo
April 9, 2025

If you love plants, Florida-friendly landscapes, or just chatting with someone who can tell you what’s going on with your yard, this event is for you. The 2025 Spring Master Gardener Plant Sale is happening Saturday, May 3rd, in Manatee County—and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Landscape, Gardening, Manatee County, Manatee County Extension, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Plant Sale

Spring Gardening Tip: Prepping a Landscape Bed for Planting

by Anne Yasalonis
April 7, 2025

Spring is a great time to plan for that new garden or landscape bed, and one of the most important steps to take for the future health and beauty of your new plants is pre-planting landscape bed preparation. Unfortunately, it is often a dreaded ... READ MORE

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Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Bed Prep, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Mulch, Polk County, Polkgardening, Spring, Spring Gardening, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Springtime and the Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

by Anne Yasalonis
April 4, 2025

THEY’RE BAAAACK.... Those monster munchers of your amaryllis, crinum, other lilies and, well, many of your favorite garden ornamentals and edibles! We’re talking about lubber grasshopper nymphs currently hatching out in many of our ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida Pests, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Grasshopper, Insect, Lubber Grasshoppers, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkmg, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

A Gardener’s Story: A Special Bonus Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
March 25, 2025

A Gardener's Story, A very special bonus episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast A Gardener’s Story is special bonus episode where we sit down with a UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer who is dedicating their time and ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Flowers, Gardening, Jschelb, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkmg, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Dead wood: Nature’s invitation to your yard

by Megan Winslow
February 24, 2025

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay rendered the tree unsafe to stand. Arborists felled the oak, and Deitz intended to grind the stump. “I’m ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Arborist, Ask IFAS, Dead Wood, Ecological, Environment, Forest Entomology, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiri Hulcr, Katy Deitz, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, Natural, Nature, Neighborwood Watch, Plant Pathology Department, School Of Forest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Snag, Stump, Survey, Tree, Trunk, Tyler Jones, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Urban Environment, Wendy Wilber, Wildlife Pole, Woodpecker, Woodpecker Pole

Winter Gardens in Central Florida

by Anne Yasalonis
February 19, 2025

Our recent central Florida weather proves yet again that every couple of years gardeners face plant-damaging cold temperatures. During these cold snaps we bring out frost cloths and bring in containerized plants. With bated breath and crossed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Dead Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Freeze, Frost, Gardening, Jschelb, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polkgardening, Pruning, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Winter, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Celebrate Old-Time Shrubs for a Classic Central Florida Landscape

by Anne Yasalonis
February 4, 2025

The following shrubs are a few old-time favorites that offer the true look of a central Florida landscape. These easy-to-grow shrubs bloom in the fall and during mild winters. They offer nectar to butterflies, native bees, and/or hummingbirds ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Bees, Butterflies, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Pollinators, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Reading the Leaves: What Your Landscape Is Telling You

by Ashley Ellis
January 31, 2025

Reading the Leaves: What Your Landscape Is Telling You As a University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) horticulture agent based in Southwest Florida, I often encounter homeowners, Master Gardener Volunteers, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Friendly, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Pgm_HortRes

February 2025 Gardening Workshops- UF/IFAS Extension Clay County

by Wayne Hobbs
January 28, 2025

It might only be February but spring is right around the corner! Get a head start on your garden this year by increasing your gardening knowledge at some our upcoming horticulture workshops taught by our Environmental Horticulture Agent, Dr. ... READ MORE

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