Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden

by Molly Jameson
November 18, 2024

Keeping Aphids Out of Your Winter Garden Here in North Florida, mild winters allow for extended growing seasons, but they also enable pests like aphids to stay active year-round. While freezing temperatures in colder regions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Aphids, Beneficial Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic Wasps, Plant Pests

Skip the Birdfeeder, Plant a Tree

by Molly Jameson
March 29, 2023

Skip the Birdfeeder, Plant a Tree Originally published in the Tallahassee Democrat By Rachel Mathes Birdfeeders are great additions to the wildlife-friendly landscape, but they can be a hassle to keep clean and filled up, especially ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Trees For Birds

Florida Anise: An Underused Native Shrub

by Molly Jameson
June 19, 2019

Florida Anise: An Underused Native Shrub (This article originally appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat on June 14, 2019) By Mike Fagan So often when we are planting our landscape, we look at what our neighbors and friends have planted. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Florida Anise

Butterfly Festival is about more than the Monarchs

by Molly Jameson
October 29, 2018

Butterfly Festival is about more than the Monarchs Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat October 26, 2018, Release for the Tallahassee Democrat By Carole McKay Just like many people who weathered the recent storm, nature ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife

Stinging Wasps Active After Storms

by Beth Bolles
October 23, 2018

As Hurricane Michael was barreling through the Panhandle region, wasp populations were at their highest of the year. Winds and flooding destroyed many of the nests of paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets and now wasps may be aggressive ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Flooding, Hurricane, Stinging Insects, Storms, Wasps

Air Potato Challenge: Beetles Available for the Public May 18

by Molly Jameson
April 4, 2018

May 18, 2018 Air Potato Challenge: Leaf Beetles Available for the Public The UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, FL Dept of Ag Division of Plant Industry, USDA, and Florida Fish and Wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Air Potato, Air Potato Beetle, Air Potato Challenge, Air Potato Leaf Beetle, FAMU Center For Viticulture And Small Fruit Research, Http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatobiologicalcontrol.shtml, Invasive Plants

Let That Digger Bee Be

by Molly Jameson
March 9, 2018

Have you noticed many little dirt piles that resemble mini ant mounds around your yard? Well, fear not, for these mini mounds are made by digger bees who are excellent, yet ephemeral, early-spring pollinators. These solitary ground-nesters ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Bees, Digger Bee, Ground Nesters, Miner Bee, Pollinators, Solitary Bee

The David W. Marshall IFAS Extension Office Demonstration Garden

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 6, 2015

Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat November 6, 2015 By: Lana Arnold “…that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” is the often quoted Shakespearean line. The “rose “ with a new name is ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Annuals, Grasses, Native Plants, October-December 2015, Orchards, Perennials, Roses, Shrubs, Trees, Tropical Plants, Vegetables Heerbs, Vines And Non-invasive Plants

Explore “Gardens of the Big Bend” to Learn about Plants and Gardening

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 2, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat October 2, 2015 By: Gary Knox Dr. Gary Knox leads a tour through Gardens of the Big Bend during the 2014 Art and Garden Fall Festival. Photo by Charlene Cupp Kinch. Are ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: October-December 2015

Solomon’s Seal

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 11, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat September 11, 2015 By: Kathy Kinsey Solomon’s Seal. Photo by Kathy Kinsey. Are you looking for a stunning plant for your garden? A plant that just can’t be beat? Though I am always ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Jacob’s Ladder, October-December 2015, Solomon’s Seal, Star Of Bethlehem, Uncategorized

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