Category: Horticulture

Impact Your Community as a Master Gardener Volunteer-Apply Now!

by Lisa Sanderson
May 28, 2025

Impact your community as a Master Gardener Volunteer! The Master Gardener Volunteer Program with UF/IFAS Extension in Sumter County is accepting applications for the class starting this fall. Applications are due by July 15. Master ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water
Tags: Landscaping, Master Gardener Volunteer, New Master Gardener Class, Sumter County Demo Garden, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Quality

Considerations When Planning Garden Tours

by Jamie Daugherty Hagyari
March 12, 2025

Introduction: Gardens often offer various types of informal and formal education tours. These can include audio tours, informational signage, guided docent tours, and more. How this information is presented is also important. Communicating ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Garden Management, Garden Tour

Managing Palm Diseases

by Jamie Daugherty Hagyari
February 7, 2025

Looking Out for Palm Diseases Caring for palms can be a daunting task. Being a major feature in many landscapes, issues can become highly noticeable. Before we get into what to look out for related to diseases, let’s talk about fertilizer. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Palm Diseases, Palms, Urban Forestry

Value Added Products for Florida: Freeze-Dried Muscadine Grapes

by Madelyn Greathouse
September 3, 2024

Imagine biting into fruit that is crispy, crunchy, and coated with sugar crystals... sounds like candy doesn't it? Well, not necessarily. Researchers in the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department are exploring new value added products ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Crops, Fruits, Horticulture

Caring For Trees After a Storm

by Jamie Daugherty Hagyari
August 16, 2024

Florida is known for what can be pretty intense summer storms, and the occasional tropical storm or hurricane. When caring for our urban trees, care should be taken to ensure they are in the best health possible before storm season starts. See ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Arboriculture, Tree Care, Tree Pruning, Trees, Trees And Hurricanes, Trees And Wind, Tress After A Storm, Urban Forestry, Urban Trees

A View to Florida Water

by Lisa Sanderson
June 16, 2023

Many of you may love to travel by plane, and if you’re anything like me, you may enjoy getting a window seat. I think that there is something wonderful about looking down on the earth, seeing people moving about their day, fields ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, , Water
Tags: Aquifer, Conserving Water, Floridan Aquifer, Lisa Sanderson, Protecting Water, Saving Water, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Efficiently

Ornery Plants for Your Garden

by Lisa Sanderson
May 19, 2023

Just recently, I received a great plant from a volunteer – a sharp and pointy agave, large but in its infancy. Despite its young age, it is still an ornery plant for the garden. This agave when planted in the landscape will grow to become ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aloe, Container Plants, Drought Tolerant, Eryngium, Lisa Sanderson, Rattlesnake Master, Serrated Leaves, Sharp Spines On Leaves, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Yucca

UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Applications Being Accepted in Sumter County

by Lisa Sanderson
April 11, 2023

Applications are now being accepted for the UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County Master Gardener Volunteer Program for the 2023 class. Have you always wanted to be Master Gardener Volunteer? Now is the time to apply through July 15, 2023! When ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Apply Master Gardener Volunteer, Lisa Sanderson, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Classes, Master Gardener Training, Master Gardener Volunteer, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Hummingbirds Flying In

by Lisa Sanderson
March 6, 2023

Hummingbirds can surprise us in the plants that they visit for nectar. Just this past week, I sat out on my front patio area enjoying the evening. I looked over at my very large and hardy aloe plant in a large container that started ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Hummingbirds, Hummingbird, Hummingbird Feeder, Lisa Sanderson, Plants For Hummingbird, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County

Creating Compost from Piles and Worms

by Lisa Sanderson
February 24, 2023

Many years ago, when my daughter was in middle school, she bought an interesting gift for my birthday that perhaps only a child of an Extension agent would purchase – worm castings! What made the gift thoughtful is that I actually possessed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Browns, Compost, Greens, Lisa Sanderson, Red Wigglers, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Vermicomposting

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