Get The Dirt: Fall Gardening To-do List
Either you love or hate to-do lists. For those of you that love lists, here’s my list of fall to-do’s.
• Water less: Decrease landscape...
Get The Dirt: Rainwater Harvesting: Now Is The Time
If you haven’t attended a rainwater harvesting workshop with our office, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, you may want to sign-up to participate. We are...
Get The Dirt: When The Rain Arrives, Consider These Options!
Many of us, hopefully most, care if we save potable — i.e., drinking — water in the landscape. About 1,000 people move to Florida...
Get The Dirt: Reds, Whites And Blues!
This time of year I’m thinking about a patriotic landscape of red, white and blue. Red is a great color for adding an eye-catching...
Get The Dirt: High-color, Low-maintenance And Drought-tolerant Shrubs, Vines And Grasses
For those of us around Florida who enjoy a large amount of color in our landscapes but have little time to maintain what we...
Get The Dirt: UF/IFAS Helps Identify And Avoid Invasive Plants
Invasive plants can create havoc in your yard by displacing native vegetation. Their populations explode, with catastrophic effects. Those include displacing native and non-native...
Get The Dirt: Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden
Interested in innovative ideas for your landscape? Need a mini getaway? Now is a great time to visit the Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden,...
Get The Dirt: For The Love Of Mulch And Mulching!
I love to mulch. It’s relaxing; I’m outdoors and can see immediate results of my labor. It’s multitasking too: mulching while thinking about installing...
Get The Dirt: Buy What Survived … And Other Alternatives
How many of your favorite plants were damaged by frost or freeze this winter? What were those plants? Were they tropical plants established in...
Get The Dirt: New Year’s Resolutions For Your Garden
Did you know the most popular New Year’s resolutions include improving your fitness, losing weight and saving money? Gardening activities can improve your fitness,...
