Tag: pruning
Prescription for Healthy Palms
May 22, 2020
South Florida is known for its lush, tropical looking palms. To keep them looking their best, most palms need timely maintenance, especially fertilization. Are your palms yellow, stunted and/or lacking vigor? If so, here are some timely tips ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & LifeTags: Fertilization, Landscape Maintenance, Mulch, Palms, Pruning
Spring Time is Time for Shrub Renewal
February 26, 2020
Spring has sprung and it is time to get those older overgrown shrubs back in bounds. Landscape experts call this shrub renewal. Assuming they are healthy and just oversized, a handful of strategic pruning cuts can rejuvenate older shrubs ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Newsletter, Pruning, Shrub Rejuvenation
Reduce Fertilizer with CRF for HLB Citrus
January 28, 2020
What should you do to try and revive a citrus tree affected with HLB/Greening? Researchers at UF/IFAS wanted to know if hard pruning and fertilizing would bring HLB-affected trees back into production. HLB kills the roots in citrus trees causing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureTags: Citrus Greening, CRF, Fertilizer, HLB, Pruning
Pruning Trees and Shrubs- Landscape Matters 2020
January 15, 2020
Landscape Matters Wednesday, February 19, 10 a.m. Demonstration Garden James S. Page Government Center 96135 Nassau Place Yulee, FL Nassau County Extension Director/Nassau County Horticulture Agent IV Rebecca Jordi will conduct ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesTags: Landscape Matters, Pruning, Shrubs, Trees
Fruit Tree Pruning 2020
December 18, 2019
Landscape Matters Wednesday January 22 at 10 AM Yulee Extension Office 86026 Pages Dairy Rd, Yulee, FL 32097, USA Nassau County Extension Horticulture Agent IV Rebecca Jordi will teach a class about growing, maintaining, and pruning fruit ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Fruit Trees, Landscape Matters, Pruning
Citrus – Landscape Matters 2020
December 18, 2019
Wednesday, January 8 at 10 AM 86026 Pages Dairy Rd, Yulee, FL 32097, USA Nassau County Horticulture Extension Agent IV Rebecca Jordi will teach a Landscape Matters class about growing and maintaining citrus plants. The class will include ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Citrus, Landscape Matters, Pruning
Learn Gardening “From the Ground Up”
May 28, 2019
July isn’t the nicest of times to be working in a Florida garden. Why not, spend the day with master gardeners learning about Northeast Florida gardening and getting ideas to improve your own landscape. Attendees are sure to see a plant or ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Class, Florida Friendly, Garden, Irrigation, Landscaping, Master Gardener, Propagation, Pruning, Soil, Soil Testing, Turf, Wildlife, Workshop
Preparing Your Landscape for Hurricane Season
May 13, 2019
Hurricane season starts June 1st. You are probably aware of preparations you need to make inside the home, but what do you need to do in your landscape? Survey your property now and look for things that may be an issue such as: Flooding ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home LandscapesTags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Hurricane, Hurricane Prep, Hurricane Preparedness, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Pruning, Trees
Step away from that palm…
May 7, 2019
Does your palm have ugly yellowing leaves? STOP!!!! Put down the pruning equipment and step away from the palm. When NOT to prune a palm - You can’t prune away a palm nutrient deficiency. In fact, pruning off a ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Deficiency, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Nutrient, Palm, Pruning, Right Place, Right Plant