Goldenrod is a showy, native Florida wildflower that is worth planting in your landscape, pollinator garden, or food forest. Goldenrod is often incorrectly blamed for people’s allergies, but it’s pollen is too heavy to be blown in the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
I love multi-purpose plants, and the American Beautyberry is one of the easiest to grow. Beautyberry is an attractive landscape plant that requires little care. This shrub has pale pink flowers in the spring that provide nectar for pollinators, ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HorticultureThe incredible honey bee There is nothing quite like a the honey bee. They are one of natures great pollinators. While doing that job they store wonderful honey. They also store pollen, form propolis and they produce something called royal ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Love and Hate Facebook gardening groups will light up at the mention of Mexican Petunia, Ruellia simplex. Comments like “Worst weed ever!”, “My favorite plant!”, “Invasive! Pull it out quickly!”, and “It’s so easy to grow, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Silent Invaders When we think of things as being invasive we often imagine something like water Hyacinths covering every inch of a waterway or acres of Brazilian Peppers blocking out the sun where nothing else will grow. Invasive species are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,