Lawn & Garden A - Z Index

A

African Violets

Amaryllis  (See also: Plants)

Annuals  (See also: Plants)

Ants  (See also: Insects)

• Ants: An Overview
• Control
• Crazy Ants
• Fire Ants
• Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf

Aphids  (See also: Insects)

Aquatic Plants

• Aquatic Weeds
• Licensing of Aquatic Herbicide Applicators in Florida
• Water Gardens

Azaleas  (See also: Flowers)

• Azalea Caterpillar
• Azalea Leafminer

B

Bahiagrass  (See also: Turf)

Bees  (See also: Insects)

• Africanized Honey Bee
• Bees for Pollination
• Carpenter Bees

Beetles  (See also: Insects)

• Beetle, Fuller Rose

Begonias  (See also: Flowers)

Beneficial Insects

• IPM Florida
• Ladybirds, Ladybird beetles, Lady Beetles, Ladybugs of Florida

Bermudagrass  (See also: Turf)

Biological Control of Pests

Birds

• Florida Bird Monitoring Program
• Native Birds
• Non-native Birds
• Wild Birds

Blueberries  (See also: Fruit)

Bromeliads  (See also: Plants)

• Bromeliads at a Glance
• Bromeliad Pests
• Florida's Native Bromeliads

Bulbs  (See also: Plants)

• Bulb Crops
• Bulbs (Flowers)

Butterflies

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Butterfly Gardening
• Butterfly Plants
• Butterflyweed

C

Caladiums  (See also: Flowers)

Camellia  (See also: Flowers)

Canker, Citrus  (See also: Disease)

Cannas  (See also: Flowers)

Caterpillars  (See also: Insects)

Chinch bugs  (See also: Insects)

Citrus, Home Culture

• Pest Management
• Varieties and Rootstocks

Cockroaches

• Management

Crape Myrtle  (See also: Trees)

• Crape Myrtle in Florida
• Stop Crape Murder

Cycads  (See also: Plants)

• Cycad Aulacaspis Scale

D

Daylilies  (See also: Flowers)

Demonstration Gardens

• Demonstration Gardens in the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

Disease

• Ganoderma Butt Rot of Palms
• Sample Submission Guide for Plant Diagnostic Clinics of the Florida Plant Diagnostic Network

Dogwood  (See also: Trees)

• Flowering Dogwood

Drought

• Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida
• U.S. Drought Monitor--University of Nebraska-Lincoln

E

Edible Landscapes

• Edible Legumes
• Edible Tubers and Roots
• Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
• FruitScapes: Growing Fruit in the Home Landscape
• Home Garden Crops

Environmental Conditions

Espaliers (See also Vines)

• Espaliers
• Vines for Florida

Exotic Species (See Invasive Species)

F

Ferns  (See also: Plants)

Fertilizer

• The Florida Fertilizer Label

Fire

• Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
• Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind

Fire Ants  (See also: Ants)

Fireflies (See also Insects)

• Fireflies--Ojibway Nature Centre
• Glow-Worms, Railroad-Worms

Fleas (See also Insects)

• Fleas
• Fleas and Ticks

Florida-friendly Yards

• Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

Flowers

• African Violets
• Amaryllis
• Bird-of-Paradise
• Camellia
• Daylilies
• Flower Pest Insects
• Flower Pest Management
• Flowering Plants
• Flowering Shrubs
• Hibiscus
• Oleander
• Perennial Gardening
• Poinsettias at a Glance
• Rose
• Wildflowers
• Zinnia

Forestry

• Florida Forest Stewardship
• Forest Health--Division of Forestry/FDACS
• Insects & Diseases--Florida Forest Stewardship

Fruit

• Fruit and Nut A - Z Index
• Fruit and Nut Pest Insects
• Fruit and Nut Pest Management (Non-Citrus)
• Fruit and Nut Pest Management by crop
• Fruit Crops (MG, North and Central Florida ed.)
• Fruit Crops (MG, South Florida ed.)
• Fruit Diseases by Host
• Fruit Diseases by Type
• Fruit Flies
• Fruit Pest Nematodes
• Home Citrus Culture

Fungus

• Fairy Rings
• Fungal Diseases of Citrus
• Fungicides
• Rust

G

• Types of Gardens

Geraniums  (See also: Flowers)

Gladiolus  (See also: Flowers)

Grasshoppers  (See also: Insects)

Groundcovers  (See also: Plants)

• Groundcover Care
• Groundcover Selection
• Native Groundcovers

Growing Zones of Florida  (See also: Master Gardener)

• Landscape Plants by Region
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Grubs, White  (See also: Insects)

H

Herbs

• Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
• Herbs in the Florida Garden
• Herbs Pest Management
• Herbicides

Hibiscus  (See also: Flowers)

Hollies  (See also: Plants)

• Holly Pest Insects

Houseplants

Houseplant Pests (See also Insects)

• Broad Mites
• Cyclamen Mite
• Twospotted Spider Mite

Hurricane Lilies  (See also: Flowers)

Hurricane Recovery

• Citrus and Hurricanes
• Landscapes and Hurricanes
• Trees and Hurricanes

I

Insects

• 4H Entomology
• Africanized Honey Bee
• Ants
• Aphids
• Azalea Caterpillar
• Azalea Lace Bug
• Azalea Leafminer
• Beneficial Insects
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Caterpillar Pests, Landscape
• Caterpillars, Stinging and Venomous
• Centipedes
• Chinch Bug (Southern)
• Cockroaches
• Crapemyrtle Aphid
• Earwigs
• Fireflies--Ojibway Nature Centre
• Fleas and Ticks
• Gall Wasps
• Garden Pest Insects
• Grasshoppers
• Grubs, Sugarcane
• Grubs, White
• Honey Bee Tracheal Mite, Acarapis woodi
• Insect Pest Management
• Ladybugs
• Leafminers
• Mealybugs
• Millipedes
• Mole Crickets
• Natural Area Insects
• Piercing and Sucking Insects in the Garden
• Pillbugs, Sowbugs, Centipedes, Millipedes and Earwigs
• Pink Hibiscus Mealybugs
• Root-eating Insects in the Garden
• Scale, A Guide to Identification
• Scales
• Seed-, Pod-, or Fruit-eating Insects in the Garden
• Singing Insects of North America
• Sod Webworms
• Sowbugs
• Stink Bugs
• Sugarcane Grubs
• Termites
• Threatened or Endangered Insects
• Thrips
• Vegetable Garden Pests
• Vegetable Pest Insects

Invasive Species

Irrigation  (See also: Watering)

• Citrus Irrigation
• Irrigation of Field Crops
• Irrigation of Fruits and Nuts
• Nursery Irrigation
• Lawn Irrigation
• Landscape Irrigation
• Vegetable Irrigation
• Watering Your Florida Lawn

J

Junipers  (See also: Trees)

K

• Kale
• Kangkong

L

Landscape Pests (See Insects)

• Landscape Insect Pest Management

Landscape Plants

 

• Landscape Plant Selection -- Central Florida
• Landscape Plant Selection -- North Florida
• Landscape Plant Selection -- South Florida
• Landscape Plants A - Z

Landscaping & Design  (See also: Plants)

• Basic Principles of Landscape Design
• Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida
• Mulches

Lawn (See Turf)

• Lawn Care
• Lawn Fertilizer
• Lawn Insect Pests
• Lawn Insecticides
• Lawn Irrigation
• Lawn Mowing
• Lawn Pest Nematodes
• Lawn Weeds
• Lawns and Water Conservation

Liriope (See also Plants)

• Creeping Lilyturf
• Evergreen Giant Lilyturf
• Variegated Lilyturf, Variegated Liriope

M

Magnolia  (See also: Trees)

Maintenance

Mangroves  (See also: Trees)

• Mangrove Coordination--FL DEP
• Mangrove Swamps
• Native Trees for South Florida
• Red Mangrove

Master Gardener Program

• Handbook: North and Central Florida
• Handbook: South Florida
• Master Gardener Program

Mole Crickets (See Insects)

Mosquitoes  (See also: Insects)

• Mosquito-borne diseases
• Mosquito Control
• Mosquitos (en espanol)

Moths  (See also: Insects)

• Butterflies and Moths of North America

Mowing  (See also: Maintenance)

Mulches  (See also: Landscape Design)

Mushrooms  (See also: Fungus)

• Fairy Ring

N

Nandina

Native Plants  (See also: Plants and Trees)

• Cacti
• Native Annuals
• Native Groundcovers
• Native Palms
• Native Plant Production
• Native Shrubs
• Native Trees
• Wildflowers

Nematodes  (See also: Insects)

• Beneficial Nematodes
• General Nematology
• Kinds of Nematodes
• Nematode Management
• Nematodes in the Yard
• Nematode Management in Residential Lawns

O

Oleanders  (See also: Shrubs)

• Oleander Pest Management

Orchids  (See also: Flowers)

Ornamentals (See also Plants)

• Fruit Pest Nematodes
• Landscape Plant Pest Nematodes
• Lawn, Landscape and Ornamental Plants Pest Management
• Lawn Pest Nematodes
• Ornamental Grasses
• Ornamental Sages

P

Palms

• Boron Deficiency
• Bud Rots
• Care
• Diseases
• Fertilization
• For Central Florida
• For South Florida
• Fusarium Wilt of Canary Island Date Palm
• Ganoderma Butt Rot
• Graphiola Leaf Spot (False Smut)
• Iron Deficiency
• Lethal Yellowing (LY)
• Leaf Spots and Leaf Blights
• Magnesium Deficiency
• Manganese Deficiency
• Nitrogen Deficiency
• Nutrient Deficiencies
• Nutrition and Fertilization
• Nutrition and Fertilization of Container Palms
• Pestalotiopsis (Pestalotia) Diseases
• Pest Insects and Mites
• Pest Management
• Petiole (Rachis) Blight
• Physiological Disorders of Landscape Palms
• Potassium Deficiency
• Production
• Selection
• Thielaviopsis Trunk Rot
• Treating Cold-damaged Palms
• Varieties

Perennials  (See also: Plants)

Pests  (See also: Insects and Wildlife)

• Garden Pest Insects
• Household and Structural Pest Management
• Pest Identification & Services
• Vegetable Garden Pests
• Vegetable Pest Insects

Pesticides

• Calibration of Herbicide Applicators
• Container Rinsing
• General Pesticide Information
• Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Safety
• Insecticides Used in the Urban Environment: Mode of Action
• IPM Florida
• Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Metric System Conversion Factors
• Pesticide Certification and Licensing
• Pesticide Disposal
• Pesticide Information Office
• Pesticide Regulations and Safety
• Pesticide Storage
• Pest Control & Pesticide Licensing
• Posting Signs after Application
• Recordkeeping
• Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of the Application of Pesticides
• Toxicity of Pesticides
• Waste Disposal

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (See also Insects)

• Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (EDIS)

Plants

• Bedding Plants: Selection, Establishment and Maintenance
• Bromeliads
• Ferns, Staghorn
• Flowering Plants
• Landscape Plants
• Master Gardener Program Publications
• Native Plants
• Nutrition (pdf)
• Perennial Gardening
• Plant Propagation
• Poinsettias at a Glance

Plant Selection

• Choosing Plants
• Landscape Plant Selection -- Central Florida
• Landscape Plant Selection -- North Florida
• Landscape Plant Selection -- South Florida

Ponds  (See also: Water Gardens)

• Some Small Native Freshwater Fish Recommended for Mosquito and Midge Control in Ornamental Ponds
• Water Gardens

Pruning

• Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
• Pruning Blueberry Plants in Florida
• Pruning Shade Trees in Landscapes
• Stop Crape Murder
• Training and Pruning Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums

Q

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R

Residential Sprinkler Systems

Root-eating Insects in the Garden

Roses  (See also: Flowers)

• Growing Roses in Florida
• Rose Pest Management

S

Safety

• Pesticide Regulations and Safety
• Proper Disposal of Pesticide Waste
• Protecting Your Pet from Pesticides

St. Augustinegrass (See also Turf)

Seed Production

Shrubs

• Oleanders
• Selecting Shrubs

Slugs and Snails

• Slugs of Florida
• Snails and Slugs

Sod Webworms  (See also: Insects)

Soil

• Garden Soil and Fertilizer
• Preparation and Liming
• Soil and Fertilizers

Spiders

• Beneficial Spiders and Mites
• Common Florida Spiders
• Spiders: An Overview

Storm Damage (See Weather-related Problems)

Strawberries (See Fruit)

• Strawberry Postharvest and Handling
• Strawberry Cultural Practices
• Strawberry Diseases
• Strawberry Fertilization and Nutrition
• Strawberry Pest Management
• Strawberry Products and Recipes
• Strawberry Varieties
• Strawberry Water Management

Stink Bugs  (See also: Insects)

T

Termites (See also Insects)

• Drywood and Dampwood Termites
• The Facts about Termites and Mulch
• Formosan Subterranean
• Non-Subterranean
• Subterranean

Terrariums

• Plants and Youth: Designing and Building a Terrarium

Trees

• 680 Tree Fact Sheets
• Crapemyrtle
• Florida Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites
• Flowering Dogwood
• Mangroves--FL DEP
• Native Trees for North Florida
• Native Trees for South Florida
• Orchid-trees
• Planting Landscape Trees
• Umbrella-PIne

Turf

• Bahiagrass
• Bermudagrass
• Bermudagrass Decline (Take-All Root Rot)
• Brown Patch
• Disease Identification Key
• Disease Management
• Diseases, Turf
• Gray Leaf Spot of St. Augustinegrass
• Growing Turfgrass in the Shade
• Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn
• Insect Pest Management
• Lawn Weeds
• Mowing Your Florida Lawn
• Sod Webworms
• St. Augustinegrass
• Sugarcane Grubs
• Take-all Root Rot
• Turfgrass
• Weed Management in Home Lawns

U

Umbrella-PIne

Urban

• Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series
• Urban Landscapes
• Urban Tree Pest Insects
• Urban Tree Pest Nematodes
• Urban Tree Pests

V

Vegetables

• Disease Management
• Fertilizing
• Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
• Hydroponic
• Vegetable Pest Nematodes
• Seeding the Garden
• Soil Preparation and Liming
• Starting the Garden with Transplants
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Vegetable Garden Pests
• Vegetable Gardening
• Vegetables by Type
• Vegetable Pest Insects

Vines

• Allamanda
• Beach Bean
• Bower Plant
• Coralvine
• Epipremnum
• Flowering Vines for Florida
• Hedera
• Vines

W

Water Conservation

• Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida
• Landscapes and Water Conservation
• Lawns and Water Conservation

Water Gardens

Watering

Weeds

• Herbicide Application Calibration
• Herbicides
• In Florida
• Management in Home Lawns
• Weed Management

Wildlife & Gardens

• Animal/Human Conflicts
• Bird/Human Conflicts
• Florida Bird Monitoring Program
• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Nuisance Wildlife Trappers--Florida FWC
• Wild Birds
• Wildlife
• Wildlife (en espanol)

Woody Ornamentals (See Landscape Plants)

X

Xanthomonas spp.

Xylella Diseases/Leafhopper Vectors

Y

Yams

Yarrow

Yellow-Elder

Yellowwood

Yew

Z

Zoysiagrass

Zucchini

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