Master Gardener plant sale, free plant clinics, “Landscape Matters” class on perennials, and opportunity to learn and earn continuing education credits during 3-hour palm class in Nassau County, Florida, hosted by ISA-certified arborists.
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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.
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.
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.
2012 Horticulture Advice for Nassau County, Florida Residents
GARDENING NEWS: Nassau County Master Gardeners will be at the Yulee Extension office every Friday during calendar year 2012, from 10 am until 2 pm to answer horticulture questions. They will also receive any horticulture samples of problems experienced by homeowners and can conduct soil pH testing.
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.
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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Isle of 8 Flags Shrimp Festival Fernandina May 4-6, 2012
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May 2012 Gardening Classes, Continuing Ed in Nassau County, Florida
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Counting Blessings, Amelia Island. Live, Play, Work on Florida Resort Island
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Rainlily Ideal Flowering Plant For Northeast Florida Gardens
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It’s Easy To Grow Mint in Florida, Feeding Hummingbirds
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What’s Happening on Amelia Island? Event News April — June 2012
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GOLF LOVERS: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Among Top Golf Resorts
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Miss Shrimp Festival Scholarship Pageant 2012, Fernandina Beach
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Nassau County Extension Gardening News, Free April Clinics
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