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Grow with Your Garden: How to Start a Garden Journal


January 23, 2025

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Creativity, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Health, Insects, Journal, Kaleenadavis, Nature, Pollinators, Urban Wildlife, Vegetable Garden, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Youth

Gardening to Support Natural Enemies


September 29, 2024

When it comes to managing pests in the garden, pesticides often seem like a quick and effective solution. However, over-reliance on them can lead to pesticide resistance and potentially harm our increasingly fragile ecosystems. That’s where ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: #floridafriendly, #Floridafriendlylandscaping, Beneficial Insect, Herbs, Native Bunch Grass, Ocextension, Ornmentals, Pests, Plant Diversity, Trees, Wildflowers, Woody Perennials

Exploring Florida’s Natives: The Firebush


August 20, 2024

The firebush (Hamelia patens), also known as "Scarletbush" or "Firecracker Shrub” gets its name from its vibrant red and orange tubular flowers. Native to Florida, this perennial is a great addition that will add a pop of color to most any ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #RightPlantRightPlace, #SaveWaterFL, Central Florida, Community Garden, Community Gardens, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Gardens, Goals, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Native Plants, Resilient Landscaping, Right Place, Right Plant, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office, Wildflowers
A butterfly garden at a Florida Friendly Landscape

Beyond the Fence: Discovering the Secrets of ‘The Garden Next Door’


April 2, 2024

On a warm summer afternoon, three curious children find themselves drawn to the vibrant life buzzing in their neighbor's garden. Birds chirp, bees hum, and butterflies dance, creating a symphony of colors and sounds just beyond their fence. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Children's Books, Collin Pine, Florida 4-H, Florida Master Gardener Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden Stories, Pollinators, Rolando Negron, Storytime, Tiffany Everett, UF IFAS Bookstore, Urban Gardens, Wildflowers
Butterfly Gardens, wild flowers and meadows

Butterfly Gardens, Meadows & Wild Flowers; October is Native Plant Month


October 20, 2023

People usually ask about planting a butterfly or pollinator garden in the spring, just before our weather turns hot and dry. October, though, is the best month for starting wildflower seeds, therefore it has been selected as Native Plant Month. When ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Bidens-Spanish Needles, Butterfly Gardens, Sandspurs, Wild Flowers And Meadows, Wildflowers

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


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

The Bookstore Is Approaching the Summit


March 26, 2023

Where Is the Bookstore? Tell Me! Easy there! The bookstore is right where you left it—at least until Tuesday, March 28, when they’ll be at the Tri-County Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Summit at UF/IFAS Extension Lake County in Tavares. This ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Communications
Tags: Central Florida, Dry, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lake County, Native Plants, North Florida, UF IFAS Bookstore, Wildflowers

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