Local learning opportunities!
May 11, 2022
Click here for upcoming classes and events! READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Classes, Education, Extension, Learning, Mastergardener
Category: Work & Life
May 11, 2022
Tags: Classes, Education, Extension, Learning, Mastergardener
Leaves: Bag ‘em or Leave ‘em?
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 & LifeTags: Compost, Drains, Garden, Landscape, Leaves, Mastergardener, Stormwater, Water
Stars of the Garden: Resident Butterflies of Pinellas County
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 & LifeTags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener
Giving Thanks for Trees
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 & LifeTags: Climate Change, Master Gardener, Pinellas, St. Petersburg, Thanksgiving, Trees
The Truce About Beautyberries
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 & LifeTags: Beautyberry, Birds, Garden, Master Gardener, Native Plants, Wildlife
We’ve Got a Lot Growin’ On!
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 & LifeTags: 4H, Community Garden, Garden, Master Gardener, Vegetable Garden
Dog Days of Summer
September 2, 2021
by Rebekah Heppner, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee Wikipedia says that the dog days of summer refers to “the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Dog Days, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener, Summer, Summer Gardening
Stay Connected During Hurricane Season
June 28, 2021
Hurricane season is here and it’s important to keep you and your family informed before, during, and after a storm. First and foremost, make sure you and your family have a disaster plan before the next storm threatens. Developing a disaster ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeTags: Energy, Pinellasco, Rmadhosingh-hector, Summer, Sustainability, Water
It’s not so much the heat…
June 10, 2021
The heat is a very real challenge for Florida gardeners. But it’s not just the heat that we’re up against. We also have torrential rains and windy tropical storms. Here are some summer survival tips for Florida gardeners: Make sure to ... READ MORE
Category: , Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Garden, Heat, Heat Safety, Hurricane, Landscape, Palms, Rain, Storms, Trees
Gardening with Excel-lence
May 25, 2021
Jay Gould, Master Gardener Volunteer Trainee Previously the many benefits of maintaining your garden journal in Word were described. Using the outlining and table of contents functions your record keeping, information retrieval, and gardening ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Excel, Garden, Garden Journal, Garden Technology, Gardening, Master Gardener, Vegetable, Vegetable Gardening