Get The Dirt: Florida-Friendly Landscape Recognition
Do you want to make your neighbors green with envy because of the beauty of your landscape? Here’s how: The University of Florida’s Florida-Friendly...
Get The Dirt: Spring Gardening In Hillsborough County
March is ready, set…garden month in Hillsborough County. We’re past the last chance of frost, and we can put plans and plants into place...
Home Composting Workshops Offers By Extension
Did you know that we, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Hillsborough County Extension, offer Home Composting workshops to our...
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...
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...
My Favorite Funky Flowers; December 2020
Last month I shared information about three of my favorite funky flowers: Spiral ginger, Dutchman’s pipe and Hoya. We felt three favorites were not...
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...
Get The Dirt: My Favorite Native Plants
After paging through the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) Guide to Plant Selection and Landscape Design, I identified 14 native plants that are my favorites. The...
Get The Dirt: Horticulture Educational Opportunities Abound
Are you interested in gardening? What about recycling and composting? Want to save water or know more about drought-tolerant plants? Do you have an...
Get The Dirt: The Lazy Gardener
A few years ago, I wrote an article about being a lazy gardener. To this day and, I believe, for the remainder of my...
