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Landscape Matters Classes: Flower Bulbs & Plant Clinic

What flower bulbs do well in Florida without much care? Find out by attending free class in Yulee at Nassau County Demonstration Garden on September 14, 2011. Master Gardener will give tips on care, feeding, and over-wintering of bulbs. Got problem plants? Bring plant samples to the plant clinic September 19, 2011. Let the experts at the Nassau County Extension diagnose your issues.

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Fireweed

Bahiagrass For Florida Home Lawns? Fireweed

Replacing your Florida home’s lawn? Argentine bahiagrass is disease and insect resistant and cold tolerant. However, before doing anything, get a soil test kit first and more info about various types of lawngrass for your area.

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Barking Treefrog Photo, Northeast Florida

Crape Myrtle Problems? Barking Treefrogs?

Questions have been popping up about issues with crape myrtle trees. See solutions offered by Nassau County, Florida Extension Director and horticultural expert, Rebecca Jordi. Heard any barking treefrogs lately? Read “Garden Talk” Q & A.

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Swamp Milkweed

Florida’s Butterfly Milkweeds, Backyard Snakes

Urban and suburban development is eliminating monarch butterfly habitat by supplanting agricultural landscapes where an estimated 90% of milkweeds occur. Almost all of Florida’s 21 milkweeds are native — add some to your landscape for the butterflies. Also, a useful reference, “Dealing with Snakes in Florida’s Residential Areas – Identifying Commonly Encountered Snakes.”

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Tips on Growing Tomatoes in Northeast Florida

Celebrity Determinate Tomatoes, Bitter Cucumbers

Tips on growing tomatoes and cucumbers in northeast Florida, Q & A by Nassau County Florida Extension expert. June 2011 gardening classes and clinics offered to Nassau County, Florida residents.

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Flamingo Plant (Photo Texas A & M)

Jerusalem Thorn, Flamingo Plant, Gardening Clinic, Plant Sale

Got questions about landscaping & gardening in northeast Florida? University of Florida/IFAS Extension Director for Nassau County and Horticulture Agent III, Rebecca Jordi helps residents with gardening issues.

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Blooming Now on Amelia Island, Black Knight Butterflybush & Clumb Verbena

Problem Plants or Troubled Grass? Free Nassau Extension Programs

Two free horticulture programs offered by local experts. April 18th, 2011 plant clinic and April 20th, 2011 turfgrass class. Get help from the pros!

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