Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

April is Water Conservation Month in Florida!

by Melissa West
March 31, 2026

Florida has been celebrating Water Conservation Month since 1998. Let’s continue with the tradition! By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager. As we are heading into the usually driest months of the year, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Florida, Irrigation, Landscape, Pinellas, Rainwater, Sprinkler, Time Clock, Water
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All (About Elephant) Ears

by Theresa Badurek
March 4, 2026

Written by MGV Henry Bruce, Edited by Theresa Badurek Are you all ears to learn something new? Plants that go by the name of "elephant ears" are really a group of similar plants with different botanical names: Alocasia, Colocasia, and ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Elephant Ear Plant, Exotic Plants, Florida Friendly, Invasive Plant, Sustainable Landscape, Tropical Plants

Skip-a-Week of Irrigation

by Melissa West
February 6, 2026

There is still time to Skip-a-Week of Irrigation By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program Manager If you have an automatic sprinkler system, the winter months are the perfect time to save water and increase the health ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Pinellas, Pinellas County, Pinellasco, Skip A Week, Sprinkler, Water
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Don’t Let Your Plants Catch a Chill

by Theresa Badurek
January 26, 2026

Winter in Florida? Yes, we do get wintry days in Florida, although they are (thankfully) few and far between. Pinellas County is in USDA hardiness zone 10 and freezes are uncommon, but frosts can happen even when the forecast temps range in ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Cold, Cold Protection, Freeze Protection, Frost, Frost Protection

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

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