Tia is a Residential Horticulture Extension Agent in Hillsborough County. She leads the Master Gardener Volunteer program and provides educational programming to help homeowners work towards more sustainable landscapes.

Posts by Tia Silvasy:

• Florida Native Plants to Attract Hummingbirds
• Fall Vegetable Gardening - What to Plant When in Central Florida
• Growing Bamboo in Florida
• How to Participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
• What is a nativar and why use them in the landscape?
• Native Plants to Protect the Tampa Bay Watershed
• Panama Berry Tree: Muntingia calabura
• Edible Landscaping in Central Florida
• Tropical Milkweed and OE
• Water Conservation During Drought

• Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry Tree for your Edible Landscape
• Florida Native Groundcovers for Shade
• Success story: Hillsborough County Extension office gets makeover thanks to Tampa Bay Estuary Program mini grant
• It's Lubber Grasshopper Season!
• Vegetable Gardening in Central Florida
• Free Gardening talks at Tampa GreenFest
• Florida Arbor Day 2024 - Tips for Tree Planting
• Senna ligustrina: a Native and Host plant for Sulphur Butterflies
• Hillsborough County Extension Partners with Tampa Family Health Centers to Provide Planter Pots
• Success Story: Native Butterfly Garden Breaks Ground at Carrollwood Village Park

• Success story: Native Plant Garden at Lettuce Lake Park Provides for Wildlife
• Tips for Edible Landscaping
• UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County offers Edible Landscaping in Hybrid Format
• Tips for Florida Homeowners on Fertilizing Plants
• University of Florida Experts offer Pest and Disease Workshop for Tampa Bay
• UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County offers Fertilizer Class in Hybrid Format
• Gardening with Florida Native Plants
• UF/IFAS Extension offers Gardening with Native Plants in Hybrid Format
• Butterfly Gardening Tips for Central Florida
• Soil Testing at UF/IFAS Hillsborough County Extension

• UF/IFAS Extension offers Butterfly Gardening Class in Hybrid Format
• Tips for Starting a Vegetable Garden
• UF/IFAS Extension offers Spring Vegetable Gardening Class in Hybrid Format
• Learn from our Edible Landscaping Series to Grow Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs the Florida Friendly Way
• Connect with Hillsborough County Master Gardener Volunteer Program
• Meet Hillsborough County’s New Residential Horticulture Extension Agent