Tag: mulch

A Formal Garden Renovation in Full Bloom

by Heather Kalaman
March 12, 2024

If you’ve visited the Formal Garden area of our Exploration Gardens here at UF/IFAS Extension Orange County over the last few months, you’ve probably wondered to yourself… what on earth is going on out here? Whether it was the rapid ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape Sustainability, Mulch, Native Plants, Ornamental Horticulture, Ornamentals, Residential Horticulture, Sustainable Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Urban Horticulture

Prevent Weeds! Use Mulch and Consider Pre-emergent Herbicides

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
January 25, 2021

Landscaping in Florida has a slow season and a grow season. Focus slow season attention on tasks aimed at preventing issues that will emerge in the grow season. I am talking about weed control! Weed integrated pest management should be aimed ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Best Management Practices, Best Practices, Cflandscapes, Chemical, Green Industry, Herbicides, Hwooten, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Landscapes, Landscaping, Mechanical, Mulch, Ocextension, Pesticides, Preemergence, Preemergent, Weed Control, Weeds

Tree-cycle: Recycle your Fall Leaves

by Tia Silvasy
September 23, 2020

Let the leaves be! If you have a tree in your landscape, tree-cycle your leaves as mulch or compost. This Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ practice will reduce the amount of waste that you generate while providing benefits to your landscape. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Central Florida Tree Species, Compost, Fertilizer, Florida Friendly, Leaf, Mulch, Nutrient Cycling, Ocextension, Orange County, Recycle, Tia Silvasy, Trees, Volcano Mulch

Are Your Shrubs Planted Too Deep?

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 12, 2017

The question of the month is "Why do the shrubs look like this?" The answer might be that the shrubs are planted too deep which can eventually kill them. Roots are deprived of oxygen when smothered. The above-ground symptoms are similar to root ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cflandscapes, Mulch, Planted Deep, Shrubs

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