Get The Dirt: Rainwater Harvesting – Now’s A Good Time To...
If you haven’t attended a rainwater harvesting workshop with our office, you should. It’s that time of year again when the rains commence, and...
Get The Dirt: Creating A Rain Garden
It’s that time of year again where we are generally fortunate to receive rain frequently. If you are looking for a way to capture...
Get The Dirt: Holiday Gift Ideas For The Gardeners In Your...
With Christmas and the New Year right around the corner, it’s time to ponder what to gift to your gardening friends. The classic holiday...
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 Shade-loving Plants Are Now In The Sun
Yes, this is a minor inconvenience, considering the devastation that has occurred in so many areas after two hurricanes. That said, rehabbing our landscapes...
My Favorite Funky Flowers
At our UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County office—and in my home landscape—we have several unusual flowering plants. They are so amazingly strange-looking that you would...
A Favorite Heat-Seeking Annual – Coleus
Annual flowers provide a great opportunity to color up your landscape, front porch and lanai, whether in the ground or in containers. Most Florida...
Get The Dirt: Container Gardening
By Lynn Barber, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Agent, and Sonya Rose, Urban Horticulture/4H Program Coordinator, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
Container gardens are quite popular today and...
Vegetable Gardens As An Addition To Your Landscape
As of July 1, Senate Bill 82 was approved regarding residential vegetable gardens. It prohibits county, municipality or other political subdivisions from regulating vegetable...
Holiday Time Is Best For Enjoying The Poinsettia Plant
I've written about other holiday plants, so it's time to 'speak to' the traditional one, the Poinsettia. This holiday favorite was introduced in the...