![Pentas, with tiger swallowtail. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Wilma Holley]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/09/Pentas-with-Tiger-swallowtail_CROP1338x357-1.png)
By Donna Alese Cooke Residential Horticulture Agent UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Over the past 15 years, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Sarasota County have worked tirelessly on an endeavor close to their hearts: their… Read More
![Yellow, wedelia flowers bloom, en masse, in a lush field. [CREDIT: Pixabay.com]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/09/2021_Blogs_MGVSeries_09Wedelia01_pixabayCROP1338x357TINY.png)
By Rita Dadzis Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member Oh, wedelia. Why do you? Wedelia is a beautiful plant, with a thick mat of green leaves and pretty, bright-yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom year-round. It’s… Read More
By Judith Kendall Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member When I recently moved into a new neighborhood, I remember my first time scouting out the newly acquired landscaping around the home. What kind of turf… Read More
CEU Seminars: 2021* *All classes are webinars until further notice January Jan. 21 to Feb. 25, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. – 6 weekly 1-hr modules LLO/LCLM/O&T/L&O CEUs; Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/landscape-university-tickets-130498591801?aff Jan. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Fertilizer CEU… Read More
Each year, on the third Friday in January, Sarasota County’s UF/IFAS Extension & Sustainability Dept. celebrates Florida’s State Arbor Day. Since 2018, the County’s urban forestry Extension program Treejuvenation Florida, has marked the occasion with… Read More
Reclaimed Water and Landscape Management For long time readers of this blog, you are no doubt familiar with our high praises of reclaimed water as an alternative to potable water for irrigation. To those tuning… Read More
Coonties belong to the group of plants known as cycads, which are famous for having a fossil history as old as that of the dinosaurs. Although coonties and other cycads are among the plants which… Read More
It may be no surprise that National Institute of Health (NIH) studies have shown that long-term stress is one of the factors contributing to chronic illnesses. However, NIH studies also revealed that persons who have… Read More
I’m almost sure that the last time you put your socks on, bit into a slice of pizza, munched on some popcorn, or relished a mouthful of cool, refreshing orange juice, the last thing on… Read More
So you may or may not know what a Tuliptree looks like but this conversation is actually not about Tuliptrees; rather, it’s about a scale insect that loves to feed on all the relatives of… Read More
