Spiderwort and Rustweed
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director It is said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but what if that rose was called spiderwort? Surely, one would have… Read More
Tag: gardening
Upcoming: Milkweed & Monarchs Workshop
Friday, May 8th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. we will be offering a workshop on the life cycle of monarch butterflies. The milkweed plant plays an essential part in the monarchs journey–without it, the… Read More
Update 2: Master Gardener Plant Sale
Saturday, April 25th, from 9am-1pm, the Master Gardeners will be at Hudson Park selling plants and answering gardening questions. This week, we will be featuring some of the plants offered at the sale. Today’s featured… Read More
Grasshoppers are Emerging, Ready to Eat
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The ample amount of rainfall these last few weeks has local plants opening their leaves wide in anticipation of sunnier weather. Unfortunately, those leaves are an… Read More
Update: Master Gardener Plant Sale!
Saturday, April 25th, from 9am-1pm, the Master Gardeners will be at Hudson Park selling plants and answering gardening questions. This week, we will be featuring some of the plants offered at the sale–starting today with… Read More
What’s In the Garden Now — Radishes
By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent As the old saying goes, April showers will bring May flowers, but there is much more… Read More
Check Out the Master Gardener Newsletter!
The Wakulla Gardener is a quarterly publication put together by our very own Master Gardeners and specialists for educating the public about everything lawn and garden! The most recent issue includes information on the following… Read More
Blue Violets and Horse Sugar
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Spring is a time of renewal–its gentle warmth encouraging bursts of color in the most unexpected places. Even the tiniest plants are doing their best to… Read More
Japanese Wisteria
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The sweet smell of spring is here, in part to the abundance of Japanese wisteria covering the trees in the area. The kudzu-like invasion of this… Read More
What’s In the Garden Now — Onions
By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent The winter weather is finally giving way to springtime. While temperatures have been erratic, the rain… Read More