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Yellow giant swallowtail butterfly on pink phlox

Pollinator Plants, Plant Clinic & Farmer’s Market

by llw5479
May 16, 2022

If you are interested in learning about pollinators and how to attract them to your garden and/or need help diagnosing a lawn, landscape or garden problem and want to purchase locally grown produce, we have two upcoming events for you. First, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Farmer's Market, Fresh Produce, Lawns, Plant Diagnostics, Pollinator Plants, Seminar, Soil Testing, Weeds

S.H.A.R.E. During National Pollinator Week – June 15-21, 2015

by Sheila Dunning
May 22, 2015

Everyone with a landscape can make a difference for pollinators. Simply Having Areas Reserved for the Environment enables homeowners, land managers, farmers, individuals, corporations, schools, roadside managers, and golf courses to increase ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Habitat, Gardening For Wildlife, Hummingbirds, Insects, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Wildflowers, Wildlife Habitat

Insectary Meadows Provide Food for Pollinators and Homes for Good Bugs

by Sheila Dunning
April 28, 2015

Bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate and continue to vanish without a trace. Why should anyone care? Well, they matter a lot more than most people think. Bees are the overwhelmingly dominant pollinator for most food crops. Native ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Bees, Garden Design, General Gardening, Insect, Insectary Meadows, Insects, Intercropping, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pollinators, Vegetable Gardening, Wildflowers, Wildlife