Home Lawn and Garden

The Home Lawn and Garden program helps you to develop, maintain, and enjoy a Florida-Friendly Landscape. Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ is a cost-efficient method of landscaping that uses nine integrated landscape principles. You reduce maintenance and minimize the amount of water, fertilizer and pesticides in your landscape, while also protecting Florida's natural resources. Visit our Discovery Gardens to see Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in action weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.  Discovery Gardens is a Certified Wildlife habitat. To protect the wildlife and plants, NO dogs or pets are allowed, only trained service animals are welcome. Service animals are trained to work or perform a task for persons with disabilities. Comfort and/or emotional support animals are not service animals and are not recognized by the ADA.  Discovery Gardens is a smoke-free property. We thank you for not smoking in the gardens.

Bring your plant, insect and soil problems to our Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Clinic for expert advice on Monday - Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Saturday 900 am to 3:00 pm -   You will still be able to drop off your soil samples, insects, weeds, pictures, and questions at any time, but on these days and times the clinic will be staffed by a Master Gardener Volunteer.

• Visit our Discovery Gardens.
  Open weekdays
  9:00 am - 4:00 pm. and Saturday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
• Florida-Friendly Landscaping™
  The Nine Florida Friendly Landscaping Principles will help you reach the goal of a Florida Friendly yard.

Events Calendar

• Classes and Workshops
  Learn about horticulture with our resident agent, Maria Quirico Bautista
• Speakers Bureau Presentations
  Master Gardener Volunteers give curated talks at local libraries and to private groups.
• Mobile Plant Clinic
  Master Gardener Volunteers visit local farmer's markets and answer your questions about soil, plants, pests, etc.
  
  

• Home Gardening and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™

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  The 9 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles will help you to have a great Florida-Friendly yard.

  #1. Right Plant, Right Place

  2. Water Efficiently

  #3. Fertilize appropriately

  #4. Mulch

  #5. Attract Wildlife

  #6. Manage Yard Pests Responsibly

  #7. Recycle

  #8. Reduce Stormwater runoff

  #9. Protect the Waterfront

• Discovery Gardens

  

  DISCOVERY GARDENS

  Visit our Discovery Gardens and see how you can implement Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in your backyard with beautiful results. 28 themed gardens in a 3.5-acre garden provide a variety of plants and themes to consider for your garden. Discovery Gardens is open to the public Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and now open Saturdays from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. You can take an audio tour using a QR code located on the large map under the green arbor at the entrance. A guided tour can be scheduled by contacting Maria Bautista at mquiricobautista@ufl.edu or completing and sending the form: Discovery Gardens Tour Request Form

   

 Master Gardeners

• Master Gardener Volunteer Program

  MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

  Join the Lake County Master Gardener Volunteer Program to volunteer to work in the Discovery Gardens (in one of our 24 gardens), the Plant Clinic, greenhouse or Educational Programming for 2nd grade students. More information...
• Plant Clinic

  

  Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Clinic

  Bring your plant, insects and soil problems to our Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Clinic for expert advice Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the plant clinic is staffed by volunteers on these days.  You will be able to drop off your soil samples, insects, weeds, pictures, and questions at any time. Please call ahead to be sure that someone is in the clinic to assist you with your question. If no one is available, a staff member would be happy to take your sample to be looked at by the Residential Horticulture Agent or a Master Gardener Volunteer as soon as they are available. You will be contacted with information about your sample.

  Mobile Plant Clinic/Tabling Event

  We also have a mobile plant clinic trailer that you can request for your next event, fair, etc. to answer any questions on soil, plants, insects, weeds, trees, etc.  If you don't have room for the trailer, we can also do table, and chairs with a tent as well.  Complete the request form: Mobile Plant Clinic Request Form or contact Maria Bautista mquiricobautista@ufl.edu to schedule.

  You may also send photos of your local problems to Maria Bautista at mquiricobautista@ufl.edu or to the plant clinic at lakemg@ifas.ufl.edu, for diagnosis as well as use the Distance Diagnostic and Identification System. We look forward to serving you. For more information...

• Newsletter - Garden Scoop

  

  Master Gardener Volunteer Newsletter

  Please enjoy the UF/IFAS Extension, Lake County Master Gardener Volunteers Newsletter "Garden Scoop". Our newsletter is written, edited and produced by UF/IFAS Extension, Lake County Master Gardener Volunteers. 

  If you would like to be added to our email list to receive information on the newsletter and upcoming events, please contact Maria Bautista via: 

  Email: mquiricobautista@ufl.edu

  Phone: (352) 343-4101 ext. 1894.

  Fax: (352) 343-2767

  For more information and view the Newsletters click here...

• Speaker’s Bureau

  

  Master Gardner Volunteer Speaker’s Bureau

  Are you looking for the perfect speaker for your next garden club meeting, library presentation or an event?  Our Master Gardner Volunteer Speaker’s Bureau could offer the keynote presentation that you are looking for.  Please review Speakers Bureau Presentation List for a complete listing of presentations that we offer, then complete the Speaker Request Form, to schedule a speaker. Download and complete the fillable form, save it and email it to Maria Bautista at mquiricobautista@ufl.edu or call at (352) 343-4101 ext. 1894.