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Use a variety of plants in yard design to attract different species of birds, bees and butterflies. Your landscape will ...
06/18/2026

Use a variety of plants in yard design to attract different species of birds, bees and butterflies. Your landscape will become a refuge for wildlife in need of shade, rest, food, and water. In return, your landscape will become a living, lovely part of Florida.

For more information, visit https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/design/gardening-with-wildlife/ or call UF/IFAS Extension Polk County Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041.

Sourced from: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Handbook for Home Landscapes

Visit the seed library UF IFAS Extension Polk County for your summer veggies! University of Florida Institute of Food an...
06/04/2026

Visit the seed library UF IFAS Extension Polk County for your summer veggies!

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Polk County, FL has a fertilizer ordinance. Most counties in Florida have local fertilizer ordinances. Be aware of any r...
06/04/2026

Polk County, FL has a fertilizer ordinance. Most counties in Florida have local fertilizer ordinances. Be aware of any restrictions including setbacks and restrictive periods. Some key points of the Polk County, FL fertilizer ordinance:
- No fertilizer shall be applied within 10 feet of any waterbody or wetland.
- Fertilizer spreaders must be equipped with a deflector shield to prevent fertilizer from being applied to impervious surfaces.
- Grass clippings and vegetative material must never be swept, washed, or blown off onto any impervious surface, stormwater drain, or any waterbody.

For more information, visit https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/polkco/2023/06/03/residents-guide-to-the-polk-county-fertilizer-ordinance/ or call UF/IFAS Extension Polk County Plant Clinic at 863-519-1041.
Sourced from: Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Handbook for Home Landscapes

What do you need to know, do, and grow in your yard in June? Check out the June issue of Your Central Florida Yard newsl...
06/02/2026

What do you need to know, do, and grow in your yard in June?

Check out the June issue of Your Central Florida Yard newsletter https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/

UF IFAS Extension Polk County
UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program
Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Are you a subscriber to our monthly gardening and landscaping newsletter, Your Central Florida Yard? Don't miss a month ...
06/02/2026

Are you a subscriber to our monthly gardening and landscaping newsletter, Your Central Florida Yard? Don't miss a month ⬇⬇⬇⬇

https://centralfloridayard.substack.com/

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Come chat plants with us this morning at Mackay Gardens! UF IFAS Extension Polk County Florida Master Gardener Volunteer...
06/01/2026

Come chat plants with us this morning at Mackay Gardens!

UF IFAS Extension Polk County
Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program

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