What To Give And Ask To Receive For The Holidays
The holidays are right around the corner, making this a great time to consider plants for gifting. The classic holiday plant selection is most...
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: Winter Landscape Maintenance: Go For Gardening Green Vs....
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: Gift Ideas For Gardeners
Whether you are gifting a significant other, relative, friend or casual acquaintance, it’s time to think outside of the box. A significant classic...
Get The Dirt: Great Landscape Additions: Florida-Friendly Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are a great addition to any landscape. They add texture, color, form and interest. These grasses need the same types of maintenance...
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: 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: 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: 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...
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...
