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- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
- Maintenance & Care
- Planning Your Garden
- Plants & Grasses
- Potpourri
- Problems
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
The Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program looks at the landscape in a holistic fashion. It will guide you in the design, selection of plants, and care of the landscape. Follow the programs nine principles and learn to care for your landscape and protect the environment at the same time.
Florida-friendly Yards
- Bat Houses
- Birdhouses
- Birdwatching Basics
- Bluebirds
- Florida-friendly Landscapes
- FYN Principle #1: Right Plant, Right Place
- FYN Principle #2: Water Efficiently
- FYN Principle #3: Fertilize Appropriately
- FYN Principle #4: Mulch
- FYN Principle #5: Attracting Wildlife
- FYN Principle #6: Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- FYN Principle #7: Recycle Yard Waste
- FYN Principle #8: Reduce Stormwater Runoff
- FYN Principle #9: Protect the Waterfront
- Gardening for Birds
- Grouping Plants by Their Needs
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- Lizards in the Landscape
- Organic Fertilizers
- Rain Barrels
- Runoff and Water Pollution
- Saving Money in the Landscape
- Using Leaves As Mulch
- Using Turf Wisely
- Using Your Grass Clippings
- What is FYN?
- What is Stormwater Runoff?
Maintenance & Care
It can be a challenge to keep your yard looking good in Florida. Make your work more effective by choosing suitable plants and providing appropriate care. The results will be stunning.
Establishing & Caring for Plants
- Caring for Holiday Gift Plants
- Companion Planting
- Mowing Your Lawn
- Placement of Plants in the Garden
- Plant Hardiness Zones
- Planting Roses
- Planting Shrubs and Other Woody Plants
- Planting Trees
- Preparing the Garden for Fall
- Pruning Roses
- Pruning Trees and Shrubs
- Purchasing Plants
- Renovating Your Vegetable and Flower Gardens
- Selecting a Landscape Maintenance Service
- Transplanting Plants
- Tree Pruning for Hurricanes
- Vegetable Garden Transplants
Pesticides, Beneficial Insects & IPM
- Beneficial Insects
- Biological Control
- Controlling Insects in the Veggie Garden
- Controlling Mole Crickets Naturally
- Earthworms in the Landscape
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Ladybugs
- Managing Fungus Problems
- Nematodes
- Pesticide Safety
- Pre-emergence Herbicides
- Soil Solarization
- What's the Buzz?
Soil, Fertilizer & Nutrients
- Compost Maintenance
- Composting: Intro
- Container Gardening Media
- Earthworms in the Landscape
- Fertilizing Your Citrus Tree
- Fertilizing Your Vegetable Garden
- Figuring Out What Fertilizer to Use
- Improving Your Soil
- Mulch
- Nitrogen
- Organic Fertilizers
- Renovating Your Vegetable and Flower Gardens
- Slow-release Fertilizer
- Soil pH
- Taking a Soil Sample
- Vermicomposting
Tools, Equipment & Safety
- Chain Saw Safety
- Garden Safety
- Garden Equipment
- Garden Tools
- Mowing Safely
- Pruning Tool Selection
- Selecting a Mower
Watering & Irrigation
- Calibrating Your Irrigation System
- Conserving Water
- Drip Irrigation
- Microirrigation Systems
- Rain Sensors
- Spring Irrigation Maintenance
- Watering the Lawn
- Watering Your Lawn in the Winter
- Zoned Irrigation Systems
Planning Your Garden
New to Florida, or starting a garden for the first time? Gardening in Florida can be challenging. With mostly sandy soil, numerous insects and other pests, and four different growing zones, the state has unique features with which transplants from other locations may not be familiar.
Container Gardens
Landscape Design & Garden Layout
- Choosing Plants That Fit Your Landscape
- Creating a Flower Bed
- Designing Low Water Use Landscapes
- Garden Pathways
- Landscape Borders
- Landscapes for Kids
- Pet-friendly Landscaping
- Saving Energy in the Landscape
- Terraces
- Vegetable Gardening with Raised Beds
Outdoor Structures & Design Elements
- Building Near Trees
- Espaliers
- Fountains
- Hobby Greenhouses: Intro
- Hobby Greenhouses: Heating
- Hobby Greenhouses: Site Location
- Hobby Greenhouses: Covering Materials
- Landscape Lighting
- Solar Lighting in the Garden
- Outdoor Living Spaces
- Patio Planning
- Wooden Garden Accents
Seeds & Propagation
- Layering
- Micropropagation
- Propagating Plants with Cuttings
- Propagation of Bedding Plants for Spring
- Seeding Your Lawn
- Starting Your Garden from Seed
- Vegetable Gardens from Seed
Theme & Specialty Gardens
- Bog Gardens
- Butterfly Gardening
- Coastal Gardening
- Cottage Gardens
- Community Gardens
- Cutting Gardens
- Floating Hydroponic Gardens
- Fragrance Gardens
- Japanese Gardens
- Rain Gardens
- Roof Gardens
- Sensory Gardens
- Water Gardens
- White Gardens
Plants & Grasses
Whether you're thinking about adding a tree to your landscape, choosing a lawngrass, or looking for colorful flowers, this section offers information about plants that are common in Florida yards.
Flowering Plants
- African Violets
- Amaryllis
- Angel-wing Begonias
- Angelonia
- Annual Flowers
- Antique Roses
- Azaleas
- Begonias
- Bromeliads
- Bulb
- California Poppy
- Camellias
- Cannas
- Carnations
- Chrysanthemums
- Confederate Jasmine
- Crape Myrtles
- Cyclamen
- Daylilies
- Drying Flowers
- Easter Lily
- Edible Flowers
- Fertilizing Roses
- Florida’s Native Orchids
- Gardenias
- Geraniums
- Gerbera Daisy
- Hydrangeas
- Indoor Flowering Plants
- Japanese Magnolia
- Lisianthus
- Orchids
- Ornamental Gingers
- Planting Perennials
- Planting Roses
- Roses
- Shasta Daisies
- Southern Magnolia
- Spring Flower Beds
- Summer Bedding Plants
- Sunflowers
- Winter Annuals
Fruits & Vegetables
- Avocadoes
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Caring for Tomato Plants
- Containerized Citrus
- Creating an Edible Landscape
- Cucumbers
- Deciduous Fruit Trees
- Fall Fruits and Nuts
- Fall Vegetable Gardening
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees
- Fertilizing Your Citrus Tree
- Fertilizing Your Vegetable Garden
- Florida Oranges
- Greens
- Heirloom Vegetables
- Lemons and Limes
- Maintaining the Vegetable Garden
- Mangoes
- Muscadine Grapes
- Oriental Persimmons
- Ornamental Gourds
- Ornamental Vegetables
- Papaya
- Pineapples
- Pomegranates
- Shallots
- Southern Peas
- Spring Vegetable Gardening
- Strawberries
- Summer Vegetables
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- U-Pick Farms
- Vegetable Gardening: Intro
- Vegetable Gardening with Raised Beds
- Vegetable Gardens from Seed
- Watermelons
Grasses, Groundcovers & Lawn Care
- Fabulous Ferns
- Greening Your Lawn
- Groundcovers
- Listening to Your Lawn
- Mowing Your Lawn
- Muhly Grass
- Ornamental Grasses
- Overseeding
- Pampas Grass
- Perennial Peanut
- Renovating Your Lawn
- Repairing Your Lawn
- Seeding Your Lawn
- Selecting a Lawn Mower
- Selecting a Turfgrass
- Using Turf Wisely
- Watering the Lawn
- Winterizing The Lawn
Herbs
- Basil
- Culinary Herbs
- Drying Herbs
- Ginger
- Herbal Vinegars
- Herbs: Intro
- Hydroponic Herbs
- Window Herb Gardens
House Plants & Foliage
- African Violets
- Caladiums
- Cannas
- Caring for House Plants While Away
- Coleus
- Hanging Baskets
- Indoor Flowering Plants
- Indoor Plant Lights
- Indoor Plants
- Indoor Plants: Pest Control
- 'Limelight' Dracaena
- Ornamental Gingers
- Watering and Fertilizing Houseplants
Native Plants
- Beautyberry
- Carnivorous Plants
- Coontie
- Coreopsis: Florida's State Wildflower
- Cycads
- Florida Pines
- Florida’s Native Orchids
- Muhly Grass
- Native Plants
- Native Trees
- Spanish Moss
- Threatened and Endangered Plants
- Wildflowers in the Garden
Other Plants
Shrubs & Hedges
- Beautyberry
- Camellias
- Confederate Jasmine
- Holly
- Planting Shrubs and Other Woody Plants
- Pruning Trees and Shrubs
- Star Anise Shrubs
- Wax Myrtle
Trees, Palms & Cycads
- Bonsai
- Building Near Trees
- Cardboard Plant
- Chestnuts
- Choosing a Tree
- Coontie
- Cycads
- Florida Pines
- Hiring a Quality Arborist
- Japanese Magnolias
- Magnolias
- Native Trees
- Oak Trees
- Palm Nutrition
- Palms
- Pecans
- Planting Trees
- Pruning Crape Myrtles
- Pruning Shade Trees
- Pruning Trees and Shrubs
- Redbuds
- Southern Magnolia
- Transplanting Trees
- Tree Pruning for Hurricanes
- Trumpet Tree
Potpourri
From seasonal gardening tips to craft projects, this is where we file the shows that don't fit into our other categories. Dig into the sections below to learn how to make wreaths, involve kids in gardening, prepare for hurricanes, and other useful topics.
Crafts
Gardening with Kids
- 4-H
- Community Gardens
- Florida School Garden Competition
- Junior Master Gardener Program
- Landscapes for Kids
- Outdoor Safety with Kids
Holiday
- Alternative Holiday Plants
- Arbor Day
- Buying Plants as Gifts
- Buying Roses
- Caring for Holiday Gift Plants
- Choosing a Florist
- Christmas Cactus
- Christmas Tree Safety
- Christmas Tree Selection and Care
- Cut Flower Care
- Disposing of Your Christmas Tree
- Garden Gadgets for Guys
- Garden Gifts for Mom
- Gifts for Gardeners
- Living Christmas Trees
- Making Holiday Arrangements
- Mistletoe
- Natural Holiday Decorations
- Planting Poinsettias
- Poinsettias
- Selecting a Pumpkin
- The Shamrock
- Vines to Wreaths
Laws and Regulations
Other Tidbits
Seasonal
- Backyard Fires
- Fall Allergies
- Fall Fruit and Nuts
- Fall Vegetable Gardening
- Firewood Selection
- Gardening for Autumn Color
- Overseeding Your Lawn
- Preparing Your Landscape for a Season Away
- Preparing the Garden for Fall
- Propagating Bedding Plants for Spring
- Spring Flower Beds
- Spring Vegetable Gardening
- Summer Bedding Plants
- Summer Vegetables
- Watering Your Lawn in the Winter
- Winter Annuals
- Winter Interest in the Garden
- Winterizing Your Lawn
Weather
- Drought
- Microclimates
- Plant Hardiness Zones
- Preparing the Landscape for Cold Weather
- Protecting Citrus from Cold
- Protecting Your Plants from the Cold
- Treating Cold-damaged Plants
- Tree Pruning for Hurricanes
Problems
Insects, diseases, weeds, wildlife, and even the weather can mar the beauty of a well-kept yard. Learn how to protect your lawn and garden.
Disease & Pests
- Anticipating Insect Pests
- Caterpillars on Ornamentals
- Chinch Bugs
- Citrus Greening
- Citrus Pest Control
- Citrus Rust Mites
- Controlling Insects in the Veggie Garden
- Controlling Mole Crickets Naturally
- Cycad Aulacaspis Scale
- Fire Ants
- Fleas
- Fleas and Ticks
- Lawn Caterpillars
- Lawn Diseases
- Lawn Insect Pests
- Lovebugs
- Managing Fungus Problems
- Mole Crickets
- Mosquito Control
- Nematodes
- Scale Insects
- Sooty Mold
- Sources about Plant Disease
- Spiders
- Stinging and Venomous Insects
- Subterranean Termites
- Sudden Oak Death
- Turf Thatch Control
- Vegetable Diseases
- Wasps
Invasive Species
- Air Potato ID
- Air Potato Round-up
- Invasive Animals
- Invasive Aquatic Plants
- Invasive Exotics: Introduction
- Kudzu
- Melaleuca
- Mimosa Trees
- Old World Climbing Fern
- Tropical Soda Apple
Weeds and Other Misplaced Plants
- Crabgrass
- Controlling Crabgrass
- Controlling Weeds in Landscape Beds
- Mushrooms in the Landscape
- Poison Ivy
Wildlife Pests
