GARDENING

Bradford pear trees fall apart with time

FLORIDA — Question:  My beautiful Bradford pear tree now has large limbs beginning to break away from the tree. Can…

12 months ago

Neighborhood lawn guru kills lawns, leaves town: Choose reliable advice

FLORIDA — I remember going into a neighborhood to diagnose a lawn problem in Crestview during spring a number of…

12 months ago

Wood-boring carpenter bees in Florida: Everything you need to know

FLORIDA — I began seeing carpenter bees hovering around the eaves of my house during mid-February this year. Carpenter bees…

1 year ago

Learn how to create a beautiful Florida-friendly cottage garden

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- On Wednesday, March 18, the UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Okaloosa County will provide a…

1 year ago

Topping crape myrtle trees in Florida is bad practice: Larry Williams

FLORIDA -- You’ve probably seen crape myrtle trees pruned to look like a coat rack. Hopefully, you’re not guilty of…

1 year ago

Wait to fertilize, but apply preemergence herbicide now in North Florida

FLORIDA -- If weeds were a major concern in your lawn last summer, the coming weeks are the time to…

1 year ago

Okaloosa Extension Agent Sheila Dunning recognized for conservation service

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Choctawhatchee Bay Daughters of the American Revolution have presented Sheila Dunning, an Okaloosa County UF/IFAS…

1 year ago

Early flowering magnolias provide winter landscape color

FLORIDA — In addition to our native Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, there are several other magnolia species to consider for…

1 year ago

Let trees adjust to being transplanted before fertilizing, pruning

FLORIDA — People do many things to newly planted trees, such as improper pruning and fertilization, that interfere with tree…

1 year ago

Wait to prune cold-injured landscape plants

FLORIDA — Recent freezes have resulted in many people questioning whether to prune or not to prune cold-damaged plants. The…

1 year ago