Fallen Oak Leaves Make a Great Mulch

It is a great time of year to refresh your landscape beds with mulch. A good source for (free) mulch is fallen oak leaves, which are in abundance this time of year. Oak leaves are… Read More
Posted: March 6, 2021
It is a great time of year to refresh your landscape beds with mulch. A good source for (free) mulch is fallen oak leaves, which are in abundance this time of year. Oak leaves are… Read More
Posted: March 2, 2021
There were quite a few cold nights during January and February this year and many of our landscape plants suffered frost and/or freeze damage. But what does that look like and what should you do… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Uncategorized
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, ayasalonis, central florida, cold damage, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly plants, freeze, frost, gardening, Landscape, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, plants, Polk County, polkgardening, Polkmg
Posted: February 23, 2021
Have you visited the Florida-Friendly Landscaping (FFL) Demonstration Gardens at UF/IFAS Extension Polk County in Bartow? These gardens feature the nine principles of FFL and received a state award in 2019. The gardens are open… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Uncategorized
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, butterflies, central florida, demonstration, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly plants, flowers, gardening, gardens, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, polkgardening, Polkmg, pollinators, vegetable gardening
Posted: February 15, 2021
The Spring Plant Sale will be in Lakeland on April 23 and 24 from 7:30 am-noon for reservation only. Reserve your tickets here. Tickets are for a 30 minute shopping time blocks. If you are… Read More
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Uncategorized
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, ayasalonis, butterflies, central florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly plants, gardening, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, native plants, plant sale, polkgardening, Spring, vegetable gardening
Posted: February 1, 2021
Even though it is still the winter season in central Florida, it is time to think about what vegetables you will plant, grow, and harvest this spring. Spring gardening in central Florida starts when the… Read More
by polkmg
Posted: January 4, 2021
When it comes to butterfly gardening, monarch butterflies seem to get all the love. Monarchs are the butterfly “homecoming queens”! They are drama queens, too, as they lead fascinating lives of intrigue, participating each year… Read More
by polkmg
Posted: December 8, 2020
Throughout the year, I collect pinecones, acorns, grasses, and seedpods in my yard and on hikes (where permitted). However, in the fall I really step up my activity. Mother nature is drying some of them… Read More
Posted: November 4, 2020
There has been a lot of publicity surrounding the Asian giant hornet in the United States, but as of today, the hornets (Vespa mandarinia) have only been found in Washington state. Of course, insects can… Read More
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Asian giant hornet, ayasalonis, bees, beneficial insects, central florida, Cicada killer wasp, Commonly Confused, dirt mounds, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly plants, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, murder hornet, Polk County, polkgardening, Polkmg, wasps, wildlife, yellowjacket
by polkmg
Posted: October 26, 2020
Social distancing has become an all-too important description of our healthy relationships with one another during the pandemic. Did you know plants can benefit from “distancing” too? In fact, for central Florida gardeners, “distancing” in… Read More
by polkmg
Posted: October 12, 2020
Gardens have been associated with healing since ancient times, and people have long turned to gardens as places of refuge. During these current days of health, economic and other concerns, the need for healing and… Read More
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