Tag: gardening

Master Gardener Garden Bench: Down the Garden Path

by Alyssa Vinson
September 20, 2019

Down the Garden Path By Norma Kisida, Master Gardener Volunteer 2012 Article from the September 2019 addition of the award winning Master Gardening Bench monthly newsletter created by the Master Gardener Volunteers of Manatee County. If ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly, Garden Paths, Gardening, Horticulture, Master Gardeners, Path, UF/IFAS

Cool Weather Gardening

by Katherine Oliver
November 30, 2018

Master Gardener Joy Derksen shares some cool weather gardening tips in the November/ December issue of the Master Gardening Bench. Read this month’s gardening newsletter, or view previous issues here: https://bit.ly/2DOMBq9 Cold Tolerant ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold, Gardening, Winter, Winter Gardening

Bradenton Man Holds the Record for State’s Largest Long Gourd

by Crystal Snodgrass
June 9, 2015

On June 5 UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County Vegetable Agent, Crystal Snodgrass, verified the state record for the largest long gourd in Florida. The University of Florida Horticulture Department tracks Florida's largest vegetables. Producer ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Csnodgrass, Gardening

Essential Plants for Pollinators

by Samantha Kennedy
May 19, 2015

Post prepared by Lisa Hickey, Urban Horticulture Agent Insect pollinators love the following plant families: Asteraceae (the daisies) Fabaceae (the beans) Laminaceae (the mints) Polygonaceae (the buckwheats) Rosaceae (the roses). Flowers ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Gardening, Horticulture, Insects, Lhickey, Pollinators, Skennedy

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