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The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) announced the Florida Garden Select Plants for 2012. A jury of growers, horticulturists, retailers, landscape professionals and University of Florida faculty members select these plants each year, which are deemed superior for Florida’s environment. Note that some of the plants are listed for zones south of our area. Okaloosa County is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8. Beach Sunflower, Helianthus debilis, is a native groundcover ...
The poinsettia is a highly prized Christmas plant. It is almost exclusively sold only during the Christmas Season. The poinsettia was first introduced into the United States by our first ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett. He had some sent to his home in Greenville, South Carolina in 1825. This Christmas flower has since borne his name. The showy red parts, often called flowers, are not really parts of the flower. Instead, they are modified petal-like leaves, which ...
Just because you have only a little space doesn’t mean you can’t grow fruits successfully. For high yields you do need a spot that gets direct sun for at least half of the day. However, an area only ten feet square can support a gratifying amount of fruit production. Some of the best small fruit choices for small areas are rabbiteye blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and muscadine grapes. Blueberries require a soil pH below 5.5, so take a soil sample to find out ...
Many insects like to overwinter in wood. A wood pile is an ideal place for some insects to survive the winter. They don’t know that you intend to bring their winter home indoors during the cold weather. During the colder weather of fall, winter and early spring, you can unknowingly bring in pests such as spiders, beetles and roaches when you bring in firewood. It’s best to bring in firewood only when you are ready to use it. Otherwise, those pests could become active and start crawling ...
Fall is an excellent time to plant shrubs and trees. Because the air temperature is cooling, the plants planted during the fall will not produce much top growth. This is an advantage because the energy for growth is going into producing a root system. As temperatures warm in spring, plants established during the fall already have additional roots to support the new spring growth. Trees and shrubs grown in containers can be planted any time. But when planted in spring ...
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