Tag: Washington

Aphids on River Birch


April 23, 2026

Some things just aren't as they seem.  This statement is true in almost every aspect of life.  This is especially true when it comes to identifying insects. Recently, a client brought in some river birch leaves infested with insects she ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
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Sugarcane for Your Landscape


April 8, 2026

  Foodscaping is a relatively new concept in horticulture which interplants edibles with ornamentals, or utilizes ornamentals that are also edible. One plant that exemplifies this is sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). This plant is in ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Mites in the Garden


March 3, 2026

Whether you want to know or not, mites are everywhere.  If it makes you feel any better, a lot of mite species are harmless to humans and plants.  However, there are quite a few mites that cause significant damage to garden and landscape plants. Before ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Nature Tourism in the Panhandle – the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) – Point Washington Walton County


May 30, 2016

ALL PHOTOS: MOLLY O’CONNOR Continuing our “ecotour” of the Florida Panhandle along the ICW, this month’s stop is in Walton County. Arguably one of the fastest growing counties in the state, South Walton has become a favorite with ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation
Tags: Archive, County, Intracoastal, Nature, Panhandle, Panhandle Outdoors, Point, Tourism, Walton, Washington, Waterway

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