Tag: Gardening

Time to Apply for the 2024 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course

by llw5479
June 2, 2024

The University of Florida Extension Office in Okaloosa County is taking applications for the 2024 Master Gardener Volunteer training course. We are looking for people who will provide volunteer time at the Extension Office in Crestview assisting ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Tags: Gardening, Horticulture Classes, Master Gardener Volunteer, Training Course

October 2022 Home Show Includes Seminar on What to Plant in Fall

by llw5479
October 19, 2022

This year’s Home Show, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (BIA), will include a seminar on what to do and not to do during the fall in our North Florida lawns, landscapes and gardens. The Home ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Annuals, Bulbs, Fall Gardening, Gardening, Landscaping, Lawn Pests, Lawns, Perennials

Join Zoom or Facebook Live this Thursday for Session on Growing Tomatoes in the North Florida Garden

by llw5479
February 14, 2022

The first “Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” for 2022 will discuss Growing Tomatoes in Northwest Florida, on Thursday, February 17 at 12 p.m. Central Time or 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Recordings are posted afterward at tinyurl.com/GardeningLive. ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Gardening, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Webinar

Plants Don’t Live Forever

by llw5479
August 18, 2017

A New Yorker cartoon shows a lady shopping a garden center bench for plants. She has three choices at three price points: annuals, $6; perennials, $10; eternals, $749.95. No matter what the cost, plants don’t live forever. And if they did, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Gardening, General Gardening, Panhandle Gardening

Winter is For Tree Planting

by Sheila Dunning
January 20, 2017

Florida has celebrated Arbor Day since 1886 and has one of the first Arbor Day celebrations in the nation, on the third Friday in January. Trees establish a root system quickly when they aren’t expending as much energy on leaf development. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Gardening, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants, Trees

Consider a Native Evergreen This Christmas

by Sheila Dunning
December 5, 2016

Throughout history the evergreen tree has been a symbol of life. “Not only green when summer’s here, but also when it’s cold and dreary” as the Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” says. While supporting the cut Christmas tree industry ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Birds, Environmental Education, Gardening, Native Christmas Trees, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife

Native Plants and Wildlife

by Sheila Dunning
June 3, 2016

According to the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, there are more than 4,200 plant species naturally occurring in the state. Nearly 3,000 are considered native. The Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) defines native plants as “those species ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Gardening, Habitat Conservation, Horticultural, Invasive Species, Land Management, Panhandle Outdoors, Wildlife

Experience the Mountains in Northwest Florida

by Sheila Dunning
April 21, 2016

If you are lucky enough to live on the southern Alabama edge of northwest Florida, you may want to see if you can find mountain laurel blooming now near the wooded creeks. Its native range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilization, Flowers, Gardening, General Gardening, Insects, Mountain Laurel, Native Plants, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Pollinators, Shrubs

Do Your Part to Stop the Spread

by Sheila Dunning
March 12, 2016

With all the news about the Zika virus spread in Florida, now is the time to start thinking about mosquito protection. As the weather warms, they will be hatching. Check out where the water is collecting in your yard. The female Aedes aegypti ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Gardening, Invasive Species, Panhandle Outdoors, Pond Management, Stormwater, Zika Virus

Arbor Day in Florida

by Sheila Dunning
January 23, 2016

The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is for Arbor Day. Florida recognizes the event on the third Friday in January, but planting any time before spring will establish a tree quickly. Arbor Day is ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Arbor Day, Environmental Education, Gardening, Horticultural, Panhandle Outdoors, Plants, Trees

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