UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Horticulture
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The UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Horticulture Program focuses on spreading research-based, horticulture information to the citizens of Leon County to help them create beautiful landscapes in a way that protects and conserves Florida’s natural resources. We do this through educational programs, hands-on presentations, articles, social-media, and answering citizens' gardening questions. UF/IFAS Leon County Extension also coordinates Leon County’s Master Gardener Program and provide the training and and administer the exams required for landscape and agriculture professionals.
Master Gardener Program
Learn more about the UF/IFAS Extension Leon County Master Gardener Volunteer Program.
Horticulture Blog
February 5: Get the Scoop on Raised Bed Gardening
One of the biggest obstacles a vegetable gardener faces is how to supply crops with healthy soil that can support crop growth all season long. Many native soils in Florida are stripped of imperative nutrients that crops need to grow, are too...
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Butterfly Festival is about more than the Monarchs
Butterfly Festival is about more than the Monarchs
Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat
October 26, 2018, Release for the Tallahassee Democrat
Stinging Wasps Active After Storms
As Hurricane Michael was barreling through the Panhandle region, wasp populations were at their highest of the year. Winds and flooding destroyed many of the nests of paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets and now wasps may be aggressive as...
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