Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

2024 Community Water Wise Awards

by Melissa West
June 3, 2024

By: Doris Heitzmann Is your yard a winner? Enter your landscape today to find out. The Community Water Wise Awards Program is sponsored by Tampa Bay Water and was created to recognize individuals and businesses committed to conserving ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape, Pinellas, Save Water, Water, Water Conservation, Water Wise

After the Storm: Flooded Landscapes

by Theresa Badurek
August 31, 2023

Was your landscape swamped by the recent hurricane? Many plants in the landscape are not tolerant of standing water, especially salty or brackish water. Under these conditions the roots cannot get oxygen and essentially the root system suffocates. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Flood, Hurricane, Landscape, Salt Water, Storm, Tropical Storm

2022 Community Water Wise Awards: Is your yard a winner? Enter your landscape today to find out!

by Melissa West
May 5, 2022

By: Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager. The Community Water Wise Awards Program is sponsored by Tampa Bay Water and was created to recognize individuals and businesses committed to conserving water ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Landscape, Landscaping, Water, Water Wise

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™: Join us as we celebrate Water Conservation Month!

by Melissa West
April 8, 2022

Join us as we celebrate Water Conservation Month! By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager. April and May are typically the driest months of the year in Central Florida. Making this the perfect time to ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Arbor Day, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Landscape, Microirrigation, Nine Principles, Pinellas County, Sprinkler, Water, Water Conservation Month

Bye Bye Birdies

by Theresa Badurek
February 18, 2022

Written By: Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee It’s Christmas Day. Sunny and mild. I am on my screen porch talking to my sister on the phone when it happens. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot Evil Cat as he takes off in ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Backyard Birds, Bird, Cat, Garden, Gardening

Landscaping Tips for Drought

by Melissa West
May 21, 2021

You probably have observed over the last weeks that even the most drought resistant of plants are beginning to wilt and not looking at their best. In West Central Florida and other regions in the State the dry season is upon us and landscapes ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Drought, Drought-tolerant, Florida Friendly, Lawns, Mulch, Shade, Turfgrass

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™

by Melissa West
July 1, 2020

Rainwater Harvesting - It’s the rainy season, time to get ready! Did you know that Tampa Bay residents receive an average of 50 inches of precipitation per year? Most of this rain falls between June and November making now a perfect time ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water

Who, what is FFL?

by Melissa West
May 29, 2020

You may have wondered about the e-mails you are receiving from the UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ team over the last weeks. Due to the current circumstances we wanted to reach out to you but missed the opportunity to introduce ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

by Gator Jane
July 27, 2018

Florida - The Land of Flowers Ponce de Leon named Florida in 1512. "La Florida," he called this land, Spanish for flowery, covered with flowers, or abounding in flowers. Yet our landscapes of today are mostly green masses of foreign lawns, ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Air Pollution, Birds, Development, Flowers, Gardening, Health, Insects, Landscapes, Native, Noise Pollution, Pesticides, Water, Water Pollution, Wildlife

Oh, BAY-be!

by Lara Milligan
May 15, 2018

You’ve probably heard people refer to a tree as a “bay” at some point. There are many different types of “bay” trees, but today we are going to focus on how to tell a redbay (Persea borbonia) from a sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana). ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources
Tags: Bay, Commonly Confused, Lara Milligan, Laurel Wilt Disease, Redbay, Sweetbay, Tree Identification

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