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This Mother’s Day, consider giving Mom the experience of UF/IFAS Extension


May 2, 2024

Pondering a gift for Mother’s Day? Does she enjoy nature or gardening? How about healthy lifestyles? Why not consider a unique experience gift this year? Through Extension, UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Claire Lewis, Eat Healthy, Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Marty Main, Mother's Day, Wendy Wilber
Master Gardener Volunteer

Florida celebra 45 años del programa de Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios


March 14, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Las oficinas de Extensión de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) mostrarán su agradecimiento la próxima semana a los más ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 45 Aniversario, Agente De Extension, Aprendizaje, Certificacion, Cursos, Diagnostico De Enfermedades Y Patogenos, Donaciones, Educacion, Educacion Continua, Entrenamiento, Espanol, Horticultura, Jardineros, Laynie Yip, Maestro Jardinero Voluntario, Mejores Practicas De Paisajismo, Programa De Maestros Jardineros Voluntarios, Semana Del Maestro Jardinero Voluntario, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Voluntarios, Wendy Wilber
Master Gardener Volunteer

Florida celebrates 45 years of Master Gardener Volunteer program


March 14, 2024

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension offices will show appreciation next week for the more than 3,300 residents serving as Master Gardener Volunteers throughout the state. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Gardening, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Laynie Yip, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, MGV, UF, University Of Florida, Volunteer, Volunteering, Wendy Wilber

Want to enjoy some outdoor fun this holiday season? Visit a UF/IFAS demonstration garden


December 6, 2023

Looking to do something inexpensive and outdoorsy this holiday season? Why not take a turn through a demonstration garden, courtesy of the University of Florida. UF/IFAS Extension offers demonstration gardens throughout the state, and most ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Activity, Demonstration Gardens, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Holidays, Landscapes, Outdoors, Plants, Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension, Wendy Wilber

Fall: A time to grow and eat your own strawberries at home


September 29, 2021

While Florida is known as the winter strawberry capital of the world, you can plant strawberries at home now. Yes, fall is officially here – even if the temperatures don’t always match the calendar date. That means the air is soon going ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Breeder, Cultivars, Fall, Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Home Gardening, Horticultural Sciences, Strawberries, Vance Whitaker, Wendy Wilber

COVID-19 response: New UF/IFAS web page to give tips on home-grown food


April 28, 2020

For some, few activities beat the satisfaction of growing food at home. They find it fascinating to pull peas from pods, which in turn satisfies a need to create something from soil, water, seeds and sun. With the onset and continuation of ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Covid-19, Home-grown Food, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetable Gardening, Victory Gardens, Web Page, Wendy Wilber

2020 Plant Trends Head Off the Beaten Garden Path


November 19, 2019

Expect to see more eco-conscious and unconventional plants in homes and gardens for 2020, according to horticultural experts with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Below are some of the hottest trends ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Beth Bolles, Escambia County, Karen Stauderman, Kate Rotindo, Leon County, Marguerite Beckford, Mark Tancig, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Native Plants, News, Pinellas County, Plant Trends, Sarasota County, St. Lucie County, Theresa Badurek, Volusia County, Wendy Wilber

One of the Originals, Manatee County Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Anniversary


May 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When the Florida Master Gardener Program started four decades ago, Manatee joined Brevard and Miami-Dade as the original three counties to participate, as trained volunteers answered the public’s gardening and landscaping ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: 40th Anniversary, Crystal Snodgrass, Master Gardener, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, Wendy Wilber

Weed Appreciation Day: Not all weeds bad, says UF expert


March 27, 2018

 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new plant pops up in your yard — is it a weed? It’s all in the eye of the beholder, says a lawn and garden expert with the University of Florida. “A weed is simply a plant growing out of place,” said ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-friendly Landscaping, Master Gardener, News, Weed Appreciation Day, Weeds, Wendy Wilber