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March 16, 2023

What if you find a baby animal?

It’s not uncommon in Florida in the springtime to stumble across some harried animal mother’s lost child. Like Ashley, here. Ashley. Credit: Susan Gildersleeve, UF/IFASYou may be tempted to intervene and help, especially if the youngster seems to be in distress. The rule with wild animals, however, is, always,   Keep your distance. What not…

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March 15, 2023

Butterfly Gardening Tips for Central Florida

Watch our webinar recording of Butterfly Gardening in Central Florida here. The key to attracting butterflies to your yard is to plant species that butterflies can use for food and shelter. Larval host plants are specific to butterfly species, they are the plants that adult butterflies lay their eggs on. Caterpillars are the larvae of…

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March 14, 2023

Hummingbirds Flying In

Hummingbirds can surprise us in the plants that they visit for nectar.  Just this past week, I sat out on my front patio area enjoying the evening.   I  looked over at my very large and hardy aloe plant in a large container that started flowering with tan flower spikes.  While watching, in what looked like…

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March 13, 2023

Do You Really Need Lawn Grass Lecture

Have you ever threatened to pave your lawn? Maybe the lawn grass is trying to tell you something. Not every square foot of a landscape needs to be a well-manicured lawn. Maybe you picked the wrong lawn grass for the site. Maybe you are incorrectly managing the lawn grass that you have. Maybe trees are…

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March 10, 2023

The Roseate Spoonbill

For many years, I have loved the beautiful Roseate Spoonbill, which is actually a water bird. Since I never found one anywhere nearby, I sometimes traveled to Sanibel Island to watch them hunt the mudflats there. Since then, the spoonbills have been gradually increasing their numbers, as well as increasing their range.  The most exciting…

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March 7, 2023

Weekly “What is it?”: Deer Moss

Deer moss is a low-growing lichen with a branched, sponge-like shape. Photo credit: Carrie Stevenson, UF IFAS ExtensionAlways a pale gray-green amidst a forest full of browns and dark greens, deer moss stands out not just for its color, but its interesting shape and texture. It really looks more like a sponge than anything else. Also known…

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March 7, 2023

No Mow March Event on March 27

If you are interested in learning more about pollinators that are important to wildlife, on our farms and in our lawns, landscapes and gardens, you’ll be interested in the No Mow March event. This event offers something for everyone from the wildlife enthusiast, farmer, home gardener to 4-H members and other youth. No Mow March is…

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March 6, 2023

Pickerelweed – Wild Weeds

Wild Weeds – Weed of the Month Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed is an aquatic plant that can be found in open waters such as ponds, lakes, river edges, marshes, and swamps. This plant blooms in spring through summer and requires pollination by bees and other insects. The plant serves as a food source for…

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March 6, 2023

Exploring the Gulf of Mexico; Part 3 – Finding the Bottom

For centuries humans have been interested in what is on the bottom of the sea.  Stories and legends arose of mermaids and magical cities like Atlantis.  From the science side of things, the interest was there as well.  In the mid-nineteenth century geology students were told the ocean floor was a featureless landscape made of…

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