Lawn & Garden Help

By Email

Email your plant questions to gardenhelp@pinellas.gov.

Please attach clear photos, do not put photos in the body of the text. Describe your questions with as much detail as possible: tell us where the plant/insect was planted/found, water amount, frequency, type of water used, general care given, when symptoms first appeared, any treatments applied, etc. The more we know, the better we can help!

Soil tests not done locally, mail to UF/IFAS Labs: Soil Test Info, Click Here

In Person (Main Office, Mid-County)

12520 Ulmerton Rd., Largo, FL 33774

Available Mon.-Fri. from 9am-12 pm and 1pm-4pm.

For your convenience, samples can be left anytime Mon.-Fri. between 8am-5pm.

Closed county holidays and Christmas Eve.

(North County)

Folly Farms Master Gardener Plant Clinic

Second Saturday of each month, 9a-12p (during monthly Folly Faire event). In-person gardening advice is available from local Master Gardener Volunteers.

Folly Farms Nature Preserve: 1562 Dr. Martin Luther King JR Street North, Safety Harbor, FL 34695

(South County)

Boyd Hill "Meet a Master Gardener"

Open the second Thursday and second Saturday of each month, 10:30a- 12:30p. In-person gardening advice is available from local Master Gardener Volunteers.

Stop in to talk all things plant-related, like attracting butterflies and birds to your garden and growing vegetables and herbs. Feel free to bring samples or photos for plant identification or problem solving.

Closed June, July, and August.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve: 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg, FL 33705