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Friday's Features

2007 Articles

• The new kid on the block -- the new Zoysias
• Knowing the type of oak you have is important as we move into hurricane season
• Prune gardenias after they bloom for fragrant flowers every year
• Zinnias are still great flowers for sunny locations
• Getting ahead of the drought
• May in the garden
• Amaryllis bulbs perform well in Northwest Florida gardens
• Improve your lawn by using lawn fertilizers with the right numbers
• Selecting disease resistant tomato plants
• Growing herbs in the Florida garden
• Add a colorful splash to the landscape with annual flowers
• Pesticide safety-it's common sense
• It's too early to fertilize the lawn
• Don't guess, soil test
• Attract birds to your yard for hours of enjoyment
• Homeowner's guide for fertilizing pecan trees
• Think roses in February
• Check your camellias for tea scale
• Exciting new plants are named All-America Selection winners
• Prune grape vines for maximum yield
• Plant potatoes now for a bountiful harvest in spring
• Help reestablish our urban forest-Plant a tree
• The 2007 Plants of the year
  

2006 Articles

• Rosemary is for remembrance
• Keeping holiday poinsettias colorful with proper care
• Forcing amaryllis bulbs provide holiday color
• Holiday gift ideas for the Florida gardener
• Tis the season to choose a Christmas Tree
• Overwintering tropical plants means a move indoors
• Problems erupt when you volcano mulch
• Avoid the urge to do major pruning in the fall
• Tips for great container gardens
• Gardeners don't have to give up spinach
• Confederate Rose by any other name is a hibiscus
• Winter weed control starts now
• Long lasting control of pest mole crickets is finally here
• Lovebugs take flight along the Gulf Coast
• Preparing your lawn for winter starts in September
• Red spider lilies magically appear in late summer
• Golden webs are an indicator of a large, beneficial spider
• Moles can be a hole lot of trouble
• Firebush is a hot addition to any landscape
• Allow you garden to benefit from beneficial insects
• Getting to the root of tree problems
• Be prudent when pruning palms
• Flowering plants require care during the summer
• Chinch bugs are not always a cinch to control
• Take care of your caladiums for summer long color
• UF's new website offers Solutions for Your Life
• Dead spots in the lawn can be a result of your sprinkler system
• Prepare your landscape now for future tropical storms
• Gardenia--nature's perfume for the garden
• Spittlebugs are hopping around
• Popcorn trees are popping up everywhere
• Butterfly gardening
• Controlling tomato diseases in the home vegetable garden
• Leafroller insect is a major pest of the canna lily
• Landscaping with fire in mind
• Preparing your lawn for drought
• Stroll through the garden with walking iris
• Lace bugs cause unsightly problems for azaleas
• Patchy greenup of lawns is common in spring
• Termites in mulch, fact or fiction?
• March gardening tips
• New hydrangeas provide flowers throughout the summer
• Timing is Critical in the Control of Summer Weeds
• Deciduous magnolias offer winter beauty
• Pest Control Using Horticultural Oils
• February Gardening Tips
• Mushrooms creating a stink
• Bed preparation is the key to successful flowers and vegetables
• Lawns need care during the winter
• Different pruning methods needed for different plants

2005 Articles

• 2006 Plants of the Year (12/31/05)
• Mistletoe can damage a tree (12/24/05)
• Holiday cactus creates a colorful display (12/17/05)
• Winter gardening tips (12/10/05)
• Scale insects (12/03/05)
• Mulches for the landscape (11/26/05)
• Creating vegetative screens (11/19/05)
• Sasanquas usher in camellia season (11/12/05)
• November gardening tips (11/05/05)
• Brown patch disease can be common in the fall (10/29/05)
• Fall is the best time to plant trees and shrubs (10/22/05)
• Selecting a high quality tree (10/15/05)
• Ornamental vegetables add color to the winter landscape (10/08/05)
• October tips for the Northwest Florida garden and landsccape (10/01/05)
• Spider mites (09/24/05)
• Conserve fuel in your own backyard (09/17/05)
• Falling Leaves due to Hurricane Katrina (09/10/05)
• September in the Northwest Florida Garden (09/03/05)
• Caterpillars in your yard (08/27/05)
• Scarlet hibiscus attracts hummingbirds to the garden (08/20/05)
• Pine Bark Beetles (08/13/05)
• August in the Northwest Florida Garden (08/06/05)
• Gray Leaf Spot of St. Augustine grass (07/26/05)
• Here's What can be Done to Repair a Storm Damaged Landscape (07/16/05)
• Blueberry Bushes Require Some Summer Maintenance (07/09/05)
• July Gardening Tips (07/02/05)
• Insect hoards can be alarming but may not be a problem (06/25/05)
• Add Sizzle to Your Landscape with New Red Crape Myrtles (06/18/05)
• June Gardening Tips (06/11/05)
• Hot Weather Watering Tips (06/04/05)
• Sago Palms in the Landscape (05/28/05)
• Keeping Mole Crickets in Check (05/21/05)
• St. Augustine Grass for Florida Lawns (05/14/05)
• May in the Garden (05/07/05)
• Purple Knight is a Stately Addition to Any Garden (04/30/2005)
• Proper Mowing is the Key to a Quality Lawn (04/19/2005)
• The Lady of the Garden (04/11/2005)
• Spring Azalea Care (04/09/2005)
• April in the Garden (04/02/2005)

2004 Articles

• Damaged Trees Need Proper Care
• Crazy Cupheas
• Invasive Plants-What Every Gardener Needs to Know
• The Cat's Meow
• Sounds of Summer
• Leaves of Three - Leave it Be
• Summer Watering Tips
• 2004 Florida Plants of the Year
• Mole Control
• Fertilizer Tips for the Home Lawn
• Horticultural Oil, a Slick Alternative
• Winter Injury

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