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A row of sansevieria adorn a 50-foot contemporary wall planter. [CREDIT: Karen Pariser]

Master Gardener Volunteers on… sansevieria: invasive, nuisance, or reliable addition to the garden?

by Sarasota County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
July 30, 2021

By Karen Pariser Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member Remember your grandma’s impossible-to-kill parlor plant, the “mother-in-law’s tongue"? You might know it as "snake plant" or "viper’s bowstring" or even "African spear plant.” However ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn
Tags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Invasive, Invasive Plants, Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, MGVblog, Pgm_Admin, Sansevieria, UFSaraExt_MGV
Master Gardener Volunteer program members (blue shirts) help customers during the 2019 Annual UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Master Gardener Plant Sale and EdFest

Welcome to our new residential horticulture agent

by Lee Hayes Byron
June 4, 2021

Residential horticulture is a core component of our Sarasota County Extension programs, delivering landscaping education for residents, providing consultations to homeowners associations, and coordinating the Master Gardener Volunteer program. ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, Pgm_Admin, Pgm_HortRes, Staff
Compost bin. [CREDIT: Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS]

Master Gardener Volunteers on… composting

by Sarasota County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
May 28, 2021

By Gail Hendrickson Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member I like to cook and I like to eat a lot of fresh, locally grown vegetables. Consequently, I became a Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) farm subscriber a couple years ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Work & Life
Tags: Compost, Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, MGVblog, Pgm_Admin, Recycle, UFSaraExt_MGV
Pink flowers.

Master Gardener Volunteers on… fetterbush and other native plants

by Sarasota County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
April 30, 2021

By Susan Hutson Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles help us achieve beautiful, health lawns and landscapes that help to protect our natural resources rather than drain or otherwise ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Lawn
Tags: Fetterbush, Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, MGVblog, Native, Native Plant, Pgm_Admin, UFSaraExt_MGV
ground-level shot of mown turf grass in front of a Florida home

Master Gardener Volunteers on… turf dormancy in winter

by Sarasota County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
March 10, 2021

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 had I gotten myself into? It ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Work & Life
Tags: Grass, Lawn, Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, MGVblog, Pgm_Admin, St. Augustine, Turf, UFSaraExt_MGV, Zoysia
Master Gardener Volunteer program members (blue shirts) help customers during the 2019 Annual UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Master Gardener Plant Sale and EdFest

Master Gardener Volunteers join list of Sarasota County Extension bloggers

by Sarasota County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
February 17, 2021

By Carol Redmond Master Gardener Volunteer Program team member If you visit this site regularly, you are familiar with the user-friendly, evidence-based information available at your fingertips. This wealth of data, tips, techniques and more ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes
Tags: Master Gardener Volunteer, MGV, MGVblog, Pgm_Admin, Plant Clinic, UFSaraExt_MGV

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