Water Wednesday Recap – Time It Right

St. Johns River Water Management District and Southwest Water Management District limit watering to after 4 pm and before 10 am. Why is this? Why can you not just water your garden whenever you want?… Read More
by Yilin
Posted: August 18, 2020
St. Johns River Water Management District and Southwest Water Management District limit watering to after 4 pm and before 10 am. Why is this? Why can you not just water your garden whenever you want?… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Water
Tags: Jamie Daugherty, MREC, Photosynthesis, Plant Physiology, plants, water conservation, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang
by Yilin
Posted: August 11, 2020
Did you know half of our household water is used in lawns? Saving Florida’s water resources is a vital responsibility of everyone. Last Water Wednesday, I invited the Florida-Friendly Landscaping Agent, Tina McIntyre, to give… Read More
by Amanda Marek
Posted: January 21, 2020
During a chance of freeze, it’s important to protect your cold sensitive plants. Bring in potted plants if possible since pots expose plants to the cold far more than if they were in the soil…. Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: cold, Freeze protection, landscape, plants
by David Holmes
Posted: March 29, 2018
During a cold, overcast day last winter, with a great deal of incentive to remain indoors, I knelt at the bookshelf and picked out a book on garden structures. The book’s colorful pictures of well-kept… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: arbor, creeping fig, cross vine, dutchman's pipe, fences, gardening, gazebo, honeysuckle, passion vine, pergola, plants, trellis, vertical gardening
by Mark Bailey
Posted: March 1, 2018
Now that winter’s end is in sight, we can look forward to the consistently warmer weather and the explosion of emerging plant life that comes with it. While this wondrous spring event is happening it… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: commercial, crops, damage, Farm, farmer, garden, gardener, insecticides, insects, pest control, pests, planting, plants, produce, spring
by Amanda Marek
Posted: February 20, 2018
Did you know that about 60% of home water usage is used to water landscapes? That is, 60% of our fresh drinking water is used to grow one of the world’s largest inedible crops! So… Read More
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: landscape, lawn, micro-irrigation, microirrigation, plants, sprinklers, waste
by maxine32666
Posted: January 26, 2018
Water is one of our most valued resources in Florida and across the world. Both water quality and quantity are affected by landscape irrigation, fertilization, and pest management practices. Despite having seemingly extensive water resources… Read More
by maxine32666
Posted: January 9, 2018
For the first time in several years we have seen freezing temperatures here in central Florida and will likely see more of them before spring gets here. The cold temperatures can burn back some… Read More
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: cold protection, cold weather, damage, freeze, freezing, frost, frost cloth, Hunter, new growth, ornamentals, plants, prune, temperatures
by maxine32666
Posted: December 13, 2017
There are many reasons to consider adding a fence around your garden or even your home, including privacy, wildlife exclusion, reducing foot traffic, reduce wind or noise, or general aesthetics. Just as there are many… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: aesthetics, fence, fencing, FFL, Hedge, Hunter, living fence, planting, plants, privacy, shrubs, vines
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