Get The Dirt: It’s A Good Time To Create A Rain...
It’s that time of year again, when we receive rain frequently. If you are looking for a way to capture rainfall when it arrives,...
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: 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...
Get The Dirt: Hurricanes, A Landscape Pruning Opportunity
By Lynn Barber, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent, and Susan Haddock, commercial horticulture agent
Hurricanes provide many of us with the ‘opportunity’ to prune our landscape plants...
Get The Dirt: More New Year’s Resolutions For You And Your...
With New Year’s Eve right around the corner, it’s time to ponder your resolutions for 2024. Many involve gardening activities, which can include improving...
Get The Dirt: The Lazy Gardener
To this day and, I believe, for the remainder of my gardening days, I will remain a lazy yet organized gardener. You, too, can...
Get The Dirt: Gardening For The Health Of It!
Horticulture therapy has been documented since the 1700s, noting improvements in physical and mental health. In the 1800s, prison staff trained inmates to garden...
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: Resources Available To Hillsborough County Residents
You may not know that the University of Florida (UF) has an extensive number of publications that can provide answers to your questions regarding...
Get The Dirt: Who Doesn’t Love Bromeliads?
Bromeliads, members of the pineapple family, Bromeliaceae, are beautiful flowering plants. Florida has 16 native bromeliad species and two natural hybrids. Ten of the...
