Urban forests are the trees that surround our homes, streets, parking lots, schools, and parks. Urban forests can be used to help mitigate the negative effects caused by urbanization and development. While urban forests have… Read More
9/28/2017 UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WE WILL POST IF THE EVENT IS RESCHEDULED. THANK YOU. Do you enjoy gardening and gardening related crafts? If you answered yes, then you… Read More
UF/IFAS Extension has a plethora of resources for you as you recover and clean up from Hurricane Irma. Click on the links below, or find more information on disaster preparedness and recovery here. Home Disaster Recovery… Read More
When considering pruning your palms, you may think you need to “hurricane prune” your palm tree. Hold that thought before you do more harm than good. There is a misunderstanding that by removing almost all… Read More
As Hurricane Irma approaches, many people are rushing to prune trees. Please make sure you follow UF/IFAS recommendations and always hire a certified arborist to do the work. Here is some helpful information for before and after… Read More
It is summertime in Florida and that means lots of rain. That is great for our plants, but often these heavy rains lead to rainwater running off the landscape and carrying pollutants down our storm… Read More
Moonflowers! If you go to Circle B and take a walk out by the lake, look up in the trees. You’ll see a mess of vines with solid green, heart-shaped leaves, and odd, pale green drooping… Read More
Do you plant with pollinators in mind, or are you an accidental pollinator? If you choose plants based on flowers, you may be choosing plants for pollinators without knowing it. Master Gardener Molly Griner took a… Read More
This blog post is a collection of questions that Lara Milligan and myself (Shannon Carnevale) have received about owls common to Florida. These answers may be updated over time, but will be linked to more… Read More
The first time I saw blood lilies, Scadoxus multiflorus, I nearly drove off the road. They were living in pots under an oak tree in a very poor section of one of the poorer… Read More
