Category: Health & Nutrition

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Awarded Burpee Grant

by Eva Sailly
March 31, 2026

On the south side of UF’s campus, between UF Health Shands Hospital and IFAS’s research greenhouses, is a small team making a deep impact. The greenhouse at Wilmot Botanical Gardens is home to UF’s Therapeutic Horticulture Program, where ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Community Engagement, Experiential Learning, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticulture Therapy, Leah Diehl, Mental Health, Student Health, Therapeutic Horticulture, Well-Being, Wilmot Gardens

An Accomplish”mint” of Nature, Mint and its Relatives

by Shane Teachworth
June 27, 2025

The plants we eat often have interesting and surprising relationships, although “family” is a more distant relation in science than we use socially. These relations can be easy to see, as with the strong similarities between Cucurbitaceae ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
Tags: Basil, Lamiaceae, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary

Palatable Petals in Summer: Nasturtiums, Amaranths, and Passion Flowers

by Shane Teachworth
June 6, 2025

Flowering plants, or angiosperms, are the most diversified type of plant on Earth, representing about 80% of all plant species. Excluding ferns, mosses, and pines, most couldn’t name a plant that doesn’t blossom. The exact origins of flowers ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Amaranth, Florida Landscaping, Food Trend, Gardening, Horticultural Sciences, Nasturtium, Passion Flower

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