November 4-H Club Meeting Schedule
If you are still considering 4-H for your family, we have a spot for you in one of our clubs! Wakulla 4-H accepts new enrollments throughout the year. The $20 annual fee is payable on… Read More
Category: Horticulture
Extending Bloom Time
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green I was in a local nursery last week looking for some flowering plants to replenish some of my container planters. I wasn’t alone in my search for some… Read More
Foodscaping: Landscape Design with an Edible Twist
Did you ever want to grow something for the dinner table in your yard, but said I don’t have the space, or I don’t have the time, or it seems like a lot of hard… Read More
Garden idea for full sun, dry area
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Do you have a hot, dry, full sun area that you would like to make into some kind of interesting garden bed? First let me be clear when… Read More
Gingers
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green For a lovely tropical appearance in some of your shady spots, try ornamental gingers. In North Florida gingers are tender perennials that will go dormant in the winter after… Read More
Summer Gardening – Tips for Beating the Heat
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Whew! It was a hot July, and the start of August looks like it will be about the same. I am not long in the garden during the… Read More
Patrick Williams is new extension agent
The Wakulla News presents 6/4/2020 Article By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Williams comes to Wakulla from position as residential horticulture agent in Sarasota County Extension Director Patrick Williams Patrick Williams’ love of… Read More
Aztec Grass, Mondo Grass, and Lioriope for Shady Areas
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green All three of these non-native ‘grasses’ make lovely groundcovers and borders in the shady landscape. Each prefers partial shade, and a few do okay in sunnier areas. They… Read More
Les Harrison is Retiring
The Wakulla News presents 5/21/2020 Article & Photo By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Les Harrison stands outside of the Wakulla County office of the UF/IFAS Extension office. Les Harrison’s final day… Read More
UF/IFAS Wakulla County Office CLOSED
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to… Read More