Get The Dirt: Fall Is A Time For Many Changes!
By Lynn Barber & Paula Staples, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
Fall is a season of change. We may shut off our air conditioning or change...
Get The Dirt: Good Time To Create 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 give your gardening friends. The classic holiday plant...
Fall Gardening To Do List
To do lists—either you love them or hate them. Personally, I love lists. I have lists in my work office, in my home office,...
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: Limitations To Lazy Gardening
A recent article covered how you can have a beautiful landscape while maintaining a lazy gardener lifestyle. This one explains the limitations to lazy...
Get The Dirt: For The Love Of Mulch And Mulching!
I still 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...
Get The Dirt: Winter Landscape Maintenance Getting Past The Winter Blues
Winter, such as it is in Florida, can last for several months. In West Central Florida, however, we are very fortunate compared with other...
Get The Dirt: The Gift Of Giving
With Christmas and the New Year approaching, it’s time to embrace the gift of giving.
“Giving” doesn’t necessarily mean something material, like a plant, gardening...
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...