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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

Upcoming Horticulture Events for September

by llw5479
September 11, 2018

The final Plant Clinic for 2018 will be held Friday, September 14 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. If you have a plant problem that you would like diagnosed, bring a sample of the weed, plant, insect, etc., to the clinic. Be sure to bring a fresh ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawns, Master Gardener, Plant Clinic, Plant Sale, Seminar, Soil Test

Properly Water to Establish a Lawn

by llw5479
April 7, 2016

When watering to establish a lawn or when renovating (redoing, patching, reestablishing, starting over, etc.) a lawn, we normally call for 2-3 “mists” throughout the day for the first 7-10 days until roots get established. These are just ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Best Management Practices, General Gardening, Installation, Irrigation, Irrigation System, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Lawns, Panhandle Gardening, Rain Shut Off Device, Turf, Watering

Gardener’s To Do List for December

by Sheila Dunning
December 16, 2015

Though the calendar says December, the weather in Northwest Florida fluctuates between winter and spring temperatures. The nice days are wonderful opportunities to accomplish many of those outside landscape chores in preparation for spring. ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Freeze Protection, Gardening, General Gardening, Horticulture, Irrigation, Landscaping, Lawn, Mulch, Panhandle Gardening, Pruning, Shrubs, Trees, Turf, Wildlife, Winter 2015, Winter Garden, Winter Tasks

If it is “Frozen”, “Let it go” ’til Spring

by Sheila Dunning
December 23, 2014

  When you look out at your landscape nobody has to tell you that winter temperatures in Northwest Florida Afterwards, the temperatures warm up and you feel compelled to do something about it. You just need to “turn your back and slam ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Freeze Protection, General Gardening, Irrigation, Landscaping, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Perennials, Pruning, Wildflowers, Winter 2014

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