Lakes of Mount Dora Gets It!
Following the 9 principles of Florida Friendly Landscaping is so rewarding for you and the environment. With a little study you can convert your yard and garden to one that requires less water and...
View ArticlePurple Showers Mexican Petunia, The Sterile One
Purple Showers is becoming the most popular perennial in Florida for good reason. It is very Florida Friendly as it grows in wet or dry sites without irrigation, requires no fertilizer, has no pest...
View Article9 Principles of Florida Friendly Landscapes
Austin Outdoors has a classy video to help you learn and remember the University of Florida’s 9 principles. Once you have studied them a few times these principles begin to sink into your way of...
View ArticleFlorida Yards and Neighborhoods Plant Selection Guide
Hot off the press, the new Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Plant Selection Guide.You will be very impressed with this downloadable publication that shows you in great detail how to design and implement...
View ArticleDesign Your Florida Garden for Success
Head over to Florida-Friendly Landscaping before you start your planning process. Use the web to gather images and data and to decide what appeals to you and what is easy to maintain. Determine what...
View ArticleFlorida Friendly Demonstration Gardens - The Discovery Garden
This week I visited The Discovery Garden at the Hillsborough County Extension Office as the Master Gardeners did a spring cleanup and planting. It should be ready for prime time Monday but call before...
View ArticleCompost, Drip Irrigation and Haitian Agronomists
Haitian Agronomists paid us a visit this week as a part of their Florida tour of farms in an effort to learn how we implement growing practices that are based on scientific methods developed and taught...
View ArticleVertical Garden for Home Vegetable and Flowers
Really cool and easy way to garden vertically and avoid weeds and soil pests.If you are a small farmer or a home gardener that wants a proven system to grow crops and flowers you will appreciate this...
View ArticleBeneficial Nematodes in Action
Modern pest control has changed radically in the past decade with the availability of many biological pest control agents that we can use in our Integrated Pest Management - IPM system. Controlling...
View ArticleFall is for Vegetable Gardening in Florida
Now is the time to get your garden started. Fall and Winter gardening can be the most productive time to garden. It is the best time for strawberries, broccoli, carrots, onions, spinach and more. If...
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