Category: HOME LANDSCAPES

UF/IFAS researchers build searchable database of non-native plants

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 5, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ever wonder what that plant is in your yard that seems to be taking over? The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has a new website designed to help you figure it out. Researchers with UF/IFAS’ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Landscaping, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping program releases new mobile app

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 3, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With home gardens in the “Land of Flowers” stretching from the panhandle to the keys, Florida gardeners have so many choices for beautiful landscaping plants that it can be a dilemma to know what to plant where. Planting ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Florida-friendly Landscaping

Turfgrass alternatives offer residents additional groundcover choices, UF/IFAS experts say

by Tom Nordlie
February 25, 2013

Click here for high-res image. Cutline at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Spring is right around the corner, and for some residents it may be time to think about sprucing up the yard with new landscaping. Covering more than 5 million acres ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Caldwell, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Groundcover, Landscaping, Perennial Peanut, Shibles, Turf Alternatives, Wilber

Establishing healthy shrubs not the water-consuming task many think, UF research shows

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 24, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Good news for your utility bills and the environment: New University of Florida research shows that landscape shrubs need much less water to establish healthy roots ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Add New Tag, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Gilman, Shrubs, Water

New public television show aimed at Southern gardeners hits the air May 9

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 6, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Southern gardeners will soon have a new tool to help them in the garden. "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves is an educational television show created to help gardeners of all levels learn new tricks, get fresh ideas ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Horticulture, J. Scott Angle, Millie Ferrer, Southeast US, Walter Reeves, Your Southern Garden

UF Studies Show Home Buyers Like ‘Green’ Features but May Not Understand Green Living

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 17, 2007

View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Home buyers appreciate the benefits of "green" communities, but residents don't necessarily lead more eco-friendly lives than their neighbors in traditional homes, according to two University of Florida studies ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Mark Hostetler

Soil-moisture Sensors May Produce Big Water Savings for Homeowners, UF Study Shows

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 13, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Soil-moisture sensors hooked to sprinkler systems could put a huge dent in homeowners' utility bills - and help conserve much-needed water, a new University of Florida study says. Researcher Michael Dukes found that for ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Kathy Scott, Michael Dukes

UF turfgrass researchers release slow-grow, low-mow grass — and it’s pretty

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 4, 2007

By: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400Source: Russell Nagata nagata@ifas.ufl.edu, 561-993-1557 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine life with fewer Saturday afternoons stuck behind a noisy lawn mower. The University of Florida’s Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Russell Nagata, St. Augustinegrass

Horse racing road apples might soon turn a shiny profit

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 24, 2007

By: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Lori Warren lkwarren@ufl.edu, 352-392-1957 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- On June 9, the final horse race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will run. But there’ll be more than confetti to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Lori Warren

Relocating ‘nuisance bears’ may do more harm than good, UF study shows

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 25, 2007

Source(s): Kim Annis kimannis@ufl.edu, 352-846-0643 Mel Sunquist sunquist@ufl.edu, 352-846-0566 View Photo View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For decades, state wildlife officials have been trapping and relocating so-called “nuisance bears” ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Kim Annis, Mel Sunquist

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