Home Gardens & Landscapes

The Homeowner Urban Horticulture Program offers educational workshops on home and community gardening, as well as expertise in proper cultural practices, pest and disease management, water issues, environmental landscape management, and volunteer development. The program is closely linked to the Master Gardener and Florida Yards & Neighborhoods programs.

For plant clinic question please email a Master Gardener at dademg@ifas.ufl.edu or call 305-679-0222.

Community Gardens

A community garden is a collaborative greenspace in which the participants share in both the maintenance and the rewards. For Miami-Dade residents, we offer additional publications and we can help guide you in your community garden project. 

Information for Homeowners

Vegetable Gardening

• Raised Bed Gardening Made Easy 
• Easy to Grow Vegetables
• 12 Easy Veggies
• Raised Bed Gardening Book
• Organic Gardening Using Compost
• Building a Floating Hydroponic Garden
• Organic Vegetable Gardening in Florida
• Natural Products for Managing Landscape and Garden Pests in Florida
• Heirloom Vegetable Varieties for Florida
• South Florida Summer Vegetable List

Vegetable Gardening Videos

• How to plant a seed
• Building a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden
• Caring for your Raised bed Vegetable Garden - Seeding and Transplants

Composting

• Compost: It's a Wonderful Thing!
• How to Make a Compost Bin
• Composting Tips For South Florida
• General Composting Tips
• Composting Precautions
• How to Make a Compost Bin 
• Vermiculture (composting using worms) 

Español

• Evita que plagas infesten tu fruta
• Consejos para el compostaje
• Siembra de Árboles: Una Guía Rápida para Propietario
• Arboles Tolerantes a la Sequia
• Como Podar las Palmeras
• Como Podar y Mantener los Arboles
• Podando Arboles y Arbustos

Publications & Fact Sheets

• Florida Gardening Calendar
• Low-Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida
• Tree Planting: A Quick Guide for Homeowners
• Bird Migration in South Florida