Category: Work & Life

New Episode from Naturally Florida – “Three Common Snakes in Residential Areas”

by Shannon Carnevale and Lara Milligan

May 24, 2023

On today’s episode, you’ll learn about three non-venomous snake species common to residential areas in Florida. Slithering into a neighborhood near you, these common snakes are found all over Florida. Learn more, on this episode of Naturally ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Central Florida, Commonly Confused, Florida, Lara Milligan, Living With Wildlife, Naturally Florida Podcast, Shannon Carnevale, Wildlife

April is Water Conservation Month

by Theresa Badurek

March 29, 2023

By Doris Heitzmann, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Program Manager As we are headed towards the dry season, with April being one of our driest months, we are reminded that some easy steps before and during the dry season can keep ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Water, Water Conservation, Water Conservation Month

Three Farms and a Beehive

by Theresa Badurek

March 14, 2023

By Rebekah Heppner, Pinellas County Master Gardener Volunteer The Pinellas Master gardeners visited the Pinellas Beekeepers site at St. Pete College Apiary recently. It was a truly unique experience to actually hold those worker bees in my ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Aquaponic, Beekeeping, Farm, Food, Garden, Gardening, Master_gardeners, Organic

Appalled by Galls

by Theresa Badurek

June 22, 2022

By Rebekah Heppner, Pinellas County Master Gardener Volunteer I was very excited when my starry rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) came back after looking dead all winter. Then it bloomed. Or at least it tried to. Where the flower should ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Gall, Garden, Gardening, Insects, Master Gardener, Midges, Wildflowers

Local learning opportunities!

by Theresa Badurek

May 11, 2022

Click here for upcoming classes and events! READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Classes, Education, Extension, Learning, Mastergardener

Leaves: Bag ‘em or Leave ‘em?

by Theresa Badurek

May 11, 2022

By Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer I thought about leaves a lot last month. There wasn’t time to write up my thoughts then because, well, there were So. Many. Leaves. I don’t have any big trees on my property, but my neighbors ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Compost, Drains, Garden, Landscape, Leaves, Mastergardener, Stormwater, Water

Stars of the Garden: Resident Butterflies of Pinellas County

by Theresa Badurek

March 16, 2022

Stars of the Garden: Resident Butterflies of Pinellas County is available in the lawn and garden section of the Pinellas County Extension Service website. This seventy-page online/PDF resource, compiled by Ellen Mahany, Master Gardener Volunteer, ... READ MORE

Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener

Giving Thanks for Trees

by Theresa Badurek

November 23, 2021

Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee How many trees are there in the City of St. Petersburg? No, this isn’t a trick question or a game like how many marbles in the jar. The St. Petersburg Urban Forestry Committee, a part of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, Master Gardener, Pinellas, St. Petersburg, Thanksgiving, Trees

The Truce About Beautyberries

by Theresa Badurek

October 8, 2021

Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee No, that’s not a typo. I don’t meant truth, I mean truce. As in the truce my cats (who live on the inside of my screen porch) and the birds (who live outside of it) have reached. I planted ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Beautyberry, Birds, Garden, Master Gardener, Native Plants, Wildlife

We’ve Got a Lot Growin’ On!

by Theresa Badurek

October 1, 2021

What does community mean to you? Fellowship, shared experiences, failures, and hopefully successes? Us too! Here at the Ochs Community Garden it means growing and learning together, sweating and digging together, and celebrating and sharing ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Community Garden, Garden, Master Gardener, Vegetable Garden

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