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Native Plants to Protect the Tampa Bay Watershed

by Tia Silvasy
July 11, 2024

Thanks to a $5,000 bay-mini-grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County was able to develop a Bay Friendly Landscaping program. Educational classes were offered to teach residents about protecting the environment ... READ MORE

Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Native Plants, Tampa Bay, Tampa Riverwalk, Tsilvasy, Urban Wildlife, Video, Water, Water Quality, Watershed, Webinar, Wildlife

Success story: Hillsborough County Extension office gets makeover thanks to Tampa Bay Estuary Program mini grant

by Tia Silvasy
April 17, 2024

Landscape plants add beauty to our community, but also provide valuable ecosystem services, such as providing habitat for wildlife, preventing soil erosion and contribute to a resilient natural environment. Native plants, specifically, are ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Class, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Grant, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy

Free Gardening talks at Tampa GreenFest

by Tia Silvasy
January 30, 2024

Come visit our UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County table at Tampa GreenFest and learn from Master Gardeners in our free gardening talks. GreenFest will be held on March 9 & 10, 2024 from 9am – 4pm, rain or shine! GreenFest will be ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Classes, Events, Free, Garden Festival, Gardening, Greenfest, Hillsborough, Plant Sale, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy

Success Story: Native Butterfly Garden Breaks Ground at Carrollwood Village Park

by Tia Silvasy
August 10, 2023

Carrollwood Village Park is the most visited park in Hillsborough County with over 1.2 million visitors per year. Now, the park features a newly installed native butterfly garden thanks to the Viva Florida grant from the Florida Wildflower ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Butterfly, Carrollwood, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hillsborough, Master Gardener, Native Plant, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy

Success story: Native Plant Garden at Lettuce Lake Park Provides for Wildlife

by Tia Silvasy
July 5, 2023

We did it! Thank you to the Florida Master Gardener Program Volunteers, Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society and Hillsborough County Park staff who came out on June 28th to plant 60 native plants of 20 different species. Our ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Butterfly, Central Florida, Conservation, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hillsborough County, Landscaping, Master Gardener, Native Plant, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildflowers

University of Florida Experts offer Pest and Disease Workshop for Tampa Bay

by Tia Silvasy
April 21, 2023

Join UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County as we host the Florida First Detector Workshop on Friday May 19th from 9:30 to 11:30am. This class offers residents an introduction to identifying pests and diseases in your home landscape from experts ... READ MORE

Category: , Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Disease, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Hillsborough County, Home Landscape, Master Gardener, Pest, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy, UF IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County offers Fertilizer Class in Hybrid Format

by Tia Silvasy
April 16, 2023

Turfgrass, vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and palms all have different fertilizer needs. In addition, residents need to be mindful of the fertilizer ordinances in their county and the effect of fertilizer on the environment. Join UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: , Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Fertilizer, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruit Tree, Hillsborough County, In Person Class, Nutrition, Palm, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy, Turf Grass, Vegetable, Zoom Webinar
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UF/IFAS termite scientists confirm first spread of Asian Subterranean termites in Tampa

by Lourdes Mederos
March 23, 2023

For the first time, a tropical invasive termite species was reported swarming beyond its expected range in Florida.  A team of termite scientists at the University of Florida has confirmed heightened invasive subterranean termite activity ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alates Of Coptotermes Gestroi Flight Macro, Asian Subterranean Termites, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Ento, Entomology, Formosan Subterranean Termites, Formosan Termites, Hillsborough County, Invasive Pests, News, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Termite, Termite ID Service, Thomas Chouvenc, UF IFAS News, UF News, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

Tips for Starting a Vegetable Garden

by Tia Silvasy
February 6, 2023

For a deep dive into Vegetable Gardening in Central Florida, watch our YouTube of the webinar recording. Vegetable Gardening in Florida If you are getting started with growing your own vegetables in Florida, start by reading the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Compost, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Hillsborough, Landscape, Seed, Silvasy, Soil, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Tsilvasy, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening, Video, YouTube

UF/IFAS Extension offers Spring Vegetable Gardening Class in Hybrid Format

by Tia Silvasy
January 19, 2023

If you interested in growing your own food, then this class is for you! Join UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County on Thursday February 16th from 10am to 11:30am to learn what to plant when to get your spring vegetable garden started. This ... READ MORE

Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida, Class, Florida, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener, Online Class, Seed, Spring, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Tia Silvasy, Transplants, Tsilvasy, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening, Webinar

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