Are you involved in maintaining lawn, landscape, pest control, or municipal grounds areas. If so, our Jan. 22 “Green Industries Best Management Practices” (BMP) class is for you. BMPs focus on reducing non-point source pollution resulting from fertilizer… Read More
What do you do when your 30 year old oak starts sprouting some odd-shaped mushrooms at the base of the tree trunk? Sadly, there’s not much you can do – more than likely your tree is host to… Read More
Remember when it was the common notion that termites in trees did no harm – they were simply scavenging on decaying wood? Well it turns out that there are new and ‘improved’ termites which actually kill trees. Termite… Read More
Staying up to date with the latest research and information is one of the best ways we can help you with your gardens, lawns and landscapes. And one very important way we stay up to date is by… Read More
They can be fairly hard to spot if you’re zipping through the landscape at 8 mph on a golf cart, but it is also hard to ignore 50 feet of a defoliating hibiscus hedge as a result of the… Read More
What does the phrase ‘all-natural preservative’ conjure up? Salt perhaps, or maybe vinegar? To some, the phrase might even sound oxymoronic. But, it’s, well, a natural in the insect world, especially when it comes to wasps.
Butterflies, birds and bees are fun to watch and an important part of food and flower gardens. Join us Sept. 12 for our free “Attracting Butterflies and More to Your Florida-Friendly Landscape” class, where we’ll show you how… Read More
Join Master Gardener volunteers from 9-11 a.m. June 7 (Hint: look for this event the first Thursday of every month) for a free tour of the demonstration garden at Shamrock Park & Nature Center, in Venice. Learn how… Read More
All commercial landscape professionals who apply pesticides (including Roundup), are required to take a six-hour training class to obtain a Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM) license. This certification allows you to apply ‘Caution’-labeled pesticides to ornamental plants and… Read More
SARASOTA COUNTY — Sarasota County will celebrate National Arbor Day with a tree giveaway April 27 and 28, part of a local “Treejuvenation” program. Individuals can visit any of five locations across the county on those dates to… Read More
