Get The Dirt: Gardening Downtime Provides Planning Opportunities
Cooler weather gives us time to plan for spring from inside our homes when we prefer not to be working in the weather outside....
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Hurricane Season Is Heading Our Way
Hurricane season starts on June 1. The time to put your hurricane preparation plan together is now. This way, you can minimize issues during...
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...
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,...
