Tag: Landscaping

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

Creating Backyard Bird Habitat

by Lara Milligan
November 10, 2016

My colleague, Shannon Carnevale and I wanted to send a reminder about the last webinar of our Wildlife Wednesday Webinar series. This will take place next Wednesday, November 16th at 12:15pm EST as an online lunch-n-learn webinar. You can still ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Wildlife
Tags: Backyard Birds, Bird, Bird Feeder, Bird Habitat, Bird House, Landscaping, Native Plants, Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat

Pollen Problems

by Theresa Badurek
March 14, 2016

Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County Spring is a beautiful time of year here in Florida. The birds are singing, the weather is warm (but not yet hot), and the flowers and trees are blooming. But along with the beautiful ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Allergen, Allergies, Allergy, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Landscaping, Oak, Pine, Pollen, Spring, Tree Pollen, Trees

Skip a Week (or Two) of Watering this Winter

by bniemann
January 25, 2016

Skip a Week (or Two) of Watering this Winter As we enter the heart of an El Nino winter, we can expect our temperatures to remain low and precipitation to remain high across the Tampa Bay region. This winter is a perfect time to take manual ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: El Nino, Florida, Florida Friendly, Landscape, Landscaping, Lawn, Sprinkler, Watering, Weather, Winter

Let’s Talk About Soil

by bniemann
May 4, 2015

Let's Talk About Soil "The nation that destroys it's soil destroys itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt Those are wise words to live by. One of the best ways to keep your landscape plants healthy and thriving is to take care of your soil. Healthy ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Compost, Free, Garden, Healthy, Landscape, Landscaping, Mulch, Organic, Plants, Soil, Water

It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week!!!

by Lara Milligan
February 23, 2015

National Invasive Species Awareness Week is a great opportunity for residents and visitors of Florida to learn about non-native species posing a threat to the State’s economy and environment. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, ... READ MORE

Category: Recreation, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: CISMA, EDDMaps, Everglades, Exotic, Firewood, Fish, FLEPPC, Florida, FWC, Invasive Species, Landscaping, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Non Native, Pest, Pet Amnesty Day, Wildlife

Water-Wise Landscaping Information

by bniemann
February 9, 2015

Water-Wise Landscaping Class Schedule Water-Wise Landscaping classes presented by Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ experts in Pinellas County feature a different set of topics each month, focused on helping you create an attractive landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Cactus, Clean, Compost, Design, Drought, Florida, Friendly, Garden, Holiday, Invasive, Irrigation, Landscape Design, Landscaping, Maintenance, Microirrigation, Plants, Poinsettia, Rain, Rain Barrel, Rain Garden, Rainwater, Vegetable, Water, Wildlife

Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops

by bniemann
January 12, 2015

Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program is excited to announce the Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops. This series of workshops are intended to help Floridians create healthy landscapes while ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Florida, Friendly, Gardening, Healthy, Irrigation, Landscaping, Microirrigation, Planter, Right Plant Right Place, Save, Save Water, Saving, Vegetable, Veggie, Water, Wise

What do pineapples have in common with Spanish moss?

by Theresa Badurek
March 21, 2014

Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension and Bob Albanese, Pinellas County Extension Horticulture Program Assistant Bromeliads are a great drought tolerant addition to a shady landscape with some protection from frost ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromeliads, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Landscaping, Pineapple, Shade, Shade Garden, Spanish Moss, Tropical Plants

Wild about wildlife? Learn how to make them at home in your landscape!

by Theresa Badurek
November 15, 2013

Landscaping for Wildlife Class on Wednesday, November 20th from 2 to 4 PM. Florida has a diverse wildlife population, but rapid growth throughout Florida is destroying native wildlife habitat. We notice the loss of birds, butterflies ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Animals, Birds, Butterflies, Butterfly, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Landscaping, Wildlife

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