The Right Loropetalum for Your Garden
A very popular landscape shrub installed by both professionals and homeowners is Loropetalum or Chinese fringe. This shrub offers attractive foliage and flowers along with being evergreen. Follow the link that follows to enjoy a video describing different Lorapetalum cultivars that will fit into almost any garden situation.
Master Naturalist Classes a Perfect Fit for Gardening Enthusiasts
For many Floridians, gardening is a window into learning the cycles of the natural world. If you have always been fascinated by the natural world and how plants, animals, and people interact, you might be a perfect candidate for the Master Naturalist program. Offered periodically in almost every county in Florida, this adult educational course combines classroom sessions with field instruction, typically over a six-week period.
Feeding Caterpillars Aren’t Always Cute
Looks, as the old saying goes, can be deceiving. It is a cautionary pronouncement from experience, usually painful and expensive, to serve as a warning to those who follow and hopefully avoid similar complications if they listen. In most situations a threat in nature can be easily identified and avoided with a little effort. Except for those situations where the careless or clueless individual blunders into problems, a little observation and logic dictates the potential outcome from a close encounter… Such is the case with the caterpillar of the Io moth. Automeris io, this insect’s entomological name, is a large native moth.
Upcoming Events:
September 19, 25 & October 2nd. 9am-Noon. University of Florida/IFAS Walton County Extension would like to invite you to attend their “Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workshop Series” at the Walton County Extension Coastal Branch, 70 Logan Ln, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459. To learn how to create a beautiful landscape that could save you time, energy and money while protecting our natural resources, sign up to attend this workshop series!
Registration cost of the series is $30 and includes three 2-hour workshops, an initial site visit (for Walton County residents) to assess the current landscape situation and follow up site consultation to certify yards, and three printed publications!
You must attend all three sessions to receive the $30 price and follow up site visits (Walton County). Individual session cost is $15 and does not include site visits. If you wish to attend individual sessions and not all three, please call (850)-892-8172 to register. Registration through this Eventbrite link https://waltonfflworkshopseries.eventbrite.com/ gives you access to all three sessions.
Dates and topics:
–Sept. 19: FFL Principles 1-3
(Right Plant, Right Place; Water Efficiently; and Fertilize Appropriately)
–Sept. 25: FFL principles 4-6
(Mulch; Attract Wildlife; and Manage Yard Pests Responsibly)
–Oct. 2: FFL principles 7-9
