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:Entry Period Open For 2018 Community Water Wise Awards...
The 2018 Community Water Wise Awards, sponsored by Tampa Bay Water, recognize individuals and businesses committed to conserving our water resources and protecting the...
Get The Dirt: Free Resources: Central Florida Gardening Calendar And Florida...
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has many excellent tools for gardeners. The Central Florida Gardening Calendar is a...
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: 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: Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden
Interested in innovative ideas for your landscape? Need a mini getaway? Now is a great time to visit the Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden,...
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: Heat-Seeking Annuals
Annuals provide a great opportunity to color-up your landscape, front porch and lanai, whether in the ground or in containers. Most Florida annuals last...
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: 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...
