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Rainlily photo, Nassau County, Florida Extension Demonstration Garden

Rainlily Ideal Flowering Plant For Northeast Florida Gardens

Rainlily is a low maintenance, flowering bulbs which flower from spring through the fall and one of the easiest bulbs to grow in Florida. When planted in an appropriate site, rainlily needs little care after planting; it tolerates most soil conditions and will not need fertilizer, irrigation or replanting. Also read gardening advice about plums and coconut palms.

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Growing Mint in Florida is Easy. Gardening Tips.

It’s Easy To Grow Mint in Florida, Feeding Hummingbirds

Mints are some of the most easy-to-grow perennial herbs for Florida gardeners (and so nice to have fresh from the garden for a cocktail or food recipe). Also, fact and fiction about feeding hummingbirds. Learn about the clove tree.

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Amelia Island Gardening News April 2012

Nassau County Extension Gardening News, Free April Clinics

Turf grass and lawn maintenance tips, container gardening, and free plant clinics offered by the Nassau County, Florida Extension March 28th through the end of April 2012. Lots of great gardening advice from the experts!

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Yellow-bellied pond slider (Egans Creek), Amelia Island, Florida

Florida Garden Talk: Wildflowers, Red Cedar Trees, Turtles

The wildflower, Violet wood sorrel, can be seen blooming at the entrance to Egans Greenway and elsewhere here in northeast Florida this spring. Rebecca Jordi, Director of the Nassau County Extension, answers Florida gardening and landscape questions. Read more about Eastern red cedars and Yellow-bellied sliders.

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Crape Myrtle Trees Amelia Island, Florida

WANTED: “Florida-Friendly” Yards in Nassau County! FREE Gardening Clinics

Rebecca Jordi, Nassau County Extension Director, will teach Crape Myrtle pruning, fertilization, and pest management at free gardening clinic (also see more about other FREE gardening clinics). Are you a Florida-Friendly gardener? Nassau County Extension is looking for yards to recognize, find out more about program.

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Poinsettia, A Symbol of the Holiday Season

Poinsettias Can Be Outdoor Landscape Plants in Florida

Learn more about poinsettia myths (they’re NOT poisonous to humans and/or pets). Also, have you heard it’s a good idea to put an aspirin in a plant’s soil (or in the water of cut flowers)? Read more about gardening fact vs. fiction from horticultural expert at the Nassau County, Florida Extension.

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Acorns Galore, Seen Here on Fernandina Beach Sidewalk

Getting Landscape Ready For Northeast Florida Winter. Acorns Galore!

Noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? Tips for winterizing landscapes include adding potassium (potash) to Northeast Florida lawns now. Also, fertilize palms and cycads with a palm fertilizer. Irrigate plants 24-48 hours prior to a freeze. Read more from Nassau County, Florida Extension expert.

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