Lawn & Garden A - Z Index
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African Violets
Amaryllis (See also Plants)
Annuals (See also Plants)
Ants (See also Insects)
- Ants: An Overview
- Carpenter Ants (pdf)
- Control
- Crazy Ants
- Fire Ants
- Imported Fire Ants on Lawns and Turf
Aphids (See also Insects)
Aquatic Plants
Azaleas (See also Flowers)
B
Bahiagrass (See also Turf)
Bees (See also Insects)
Beetles (See also Insects)
Begonias (See also Flowers)
Beneficial Insects
- Beneficial Insects & Integrated Pest Management
- IPM Florida
- Ladybirds, Ladybird beetles, Lady Beetles, Ladybugs of Florida
Bermudagrass (See also Turf)
Biological Control of Pests
Birds
Blueberries (See also Fruit)
Bromeliads (See also Plants)
Bulbs (See also Plants)
Business Management
- Competition (pdf)
- Equipment Purchasing & Maintenance Guidelines (pdf)
- Professionalism (pdf)
- Success (pdf)
- Trade Magazines (pdf)
- What Business Are You In? (pdf)
Butterflies
C
Caladiums (See also Flowers)
Camellia (See also Flowers)
Canker, Citrus (See also Disease)
Cannas (See also Flowers)
Caterpillars (See also Insects)
Centipedegrass (See also Turf)
Chinchbugs (See also Insects)
Citrus, Home Culture
- Pest Management
- Preventing and Treating Cold Damage in Dooryard Citrus
- Pruning
- Varieties and Rootstocks
Cockroaches
Crape Myrtle (See also Trees)
Cycads (See also Plants)
D
Daylilies (See also Flowers)
Demonstration Gardens
- Demonstration Gardens in the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
- Ornamental Teaching Gardens: Design, Development, and Use
Design & Layout (See also Landscape Design)
Disease
- Canker Decontamination (pdf)
- Interpretation of Recommendations for Fungicide and Bactericide Usage
- Ganoderma Butt Rot of Palms
- Leaf and Crown Rot of Liriope
- Sample Submission Guide for Plant Diagnostic Clinics of the Florida Plant Diagnostic Network
- Sphaeropsis Gall of Holly and Other Landscape Ornamental Plants
Dogwood (See also Trees)
Drought
- Drought in the Landscape
- Landscape Design for Water Conservation
- The Rules are Changing (pdf)
- U.S. Drought Monitor--University of Nebraska-Lincoln
E
Edible Landscapes
- Edible Legumes
- Edible Tubers and Roots
- Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
- FruitScapes: Growing Fruit in the Home Landscape
- Home Garden Crops
Environmental Conditions
Enviroscaping (See also Landscape Design)
Espaliers (See also Vines)
Exotic Species (See Invasive Species)
F
Ferns (See also Plants)
Fertilizer
- Biological Nitrogen Fixation
- Fertilizer Recommendations for Landscape Plants
- Fertilizer & Irrigation Needs for Florida (pdf)
- Figuring Out Fertilizer for the Home Lawn
- The Florida Fertilizer Label
- How to Calibrate Your Fertilizer Spreader
- Lime & Liming: A Florida Perspective
- Plant Nutrients and Fertilizers for the Non-Farmer
Fire
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
- Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
Fire Ants (See also Ants)
Fireflies (See also Insects)
Fleas (See also Insects)
Florida-friendly Yards
Flowers
- African Violets
- Amaryllis
- Azaleas
- Begonias, Fibrous-Rooted
- Bird-of-Paradise
- Bougainvillea, Warm Climate Production Guidelines
- Camellia
- Cannas
- Daylilies
- Flowering Plants
- Gardenias
- Geraniums
- Gerbera Daisy
- Gesneriads
- Hibiscus
- Oleander
- Orchids, Tips for Growing in Florida
- Perennial Gardening
- Poinsettias, Indoors and Outdoors
- Rose
- Wildflowers
- Zinnia
Forestry
- Florida Forest Stewardship
- Forest Health--Division of Forestry/FDACS
- Insects & Diseases--Florida Forest Stewardship
Fruit
Fungus
G
Galls (See also Insects)
Gardenias (See also Flowers)
Geraniums (See also Flowers)
Gladiolus (See also Flowers)
Grasshoppers (See also Insects)
Groundcovers (See also Plants)
Growing Zones of Florida (See also Master Gardener)
- Florida-friendly Plant Database--FloridaYards.org
- Landscape Plants by Region
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Grubs, White (See also Insects)
H
Hardiness Zones of the Southeast U.S. (See also Growing Zones of Florida)
Herbs
Hibiscus (See also Flowers)
Hollies (See also Plants)
Houseplants
Houseplant Pests (See also Insects)
Hurricane Lilies (See also Flowers)
Hurricane Recovery in the Yard
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Landscapes and Hurricanes
- Promoting Turf Recovery Following a Hurricane
- Trees and Hurricanes
- Weather-related Problems: Hurricanes
I
Indoor Gardening
Insects
- African Honey Bee
- Ants
- Aphids
- Azalea Caterpillar
- Azalea Leafminer
- Bees and Wasps
- Borers
- Butterflies and Moths of North America Web site
- Caterpillar Pests, Landscape
- Caterpillars, Lawn
- Caterpillars of Ornamental Plants
- Caterpillars, Stinging and Venomous
- Centipedes
- Chinch Bug Management on St. Augustinegrass
- Cockroaches
- Crapemyrtle Aphid
- Earwigs
- Entomology and Nematology Department Publications
- Fireflies--Ojibway Nature Centre
- Fleas and Ticks
- Galls
- Gall Wasps
- Garden Pest Insects
- Grasshopper, Eastern Lubber
- Grasshopper, Eastern Lubber: Biology and Control
- Grasshoppers, Common
- Grasshoppers of Florida
- Grubs, Sugarcane
- Grubs, White
- Honey Bee, Diseases and Pests of
- Houseplant Arthropod Pest Management
- Insect Management: Fruits & Nuts
- Insect Management: Landscape Plants
- Insects & Mites of Woody Ornamentals
- Lace Bugs
- Landscape and Ornamental Insect Pests in South Florida
- Leafminers
- Mealybugs and Scale Insects
- Millipedes
- Mites on Ornamental Plants
- Mole Crickets
- Mole Cricket Management
- Mosquito Control Devices and Services (en español)
- Mosquito Repellents (en español)
- Outbreaks (pdf)
- Piercing and Sucking Insects in the Garden
- Pillbugs
- Pink Hibiscus Mealybugs
- Root-eating Insects in the Garden
- Scale, A Guide to Identification
- Scale, Affecting Ornamental Plants
- Scale, Asian Cycad #1
- Scale, Asian Cycad #2 (pdf)
- Scale, Asian Cycad #3 (pdf)
- Scale, Lobate Lac
- Scale and Mealybugs
- Seed-, Pod-, or Fruit-eating Insects in the Garden
- Singing Insects of North America
- Sod Webworms (See also Turfgrass Insects Sheet #1)
- Sowbugs
- Spittlebugs, Twolined
- Stink Bugs
- Sugarcane Grubs
- Termites
- Thrips on Ornamental Plants
- Turfgrass Insects, Sheet #1
- Turfgrass Insects, Sheet #2
- Vegetable Garden Pests
- Vegetable Pest Insects
- Wasps
- What's Bugging Me? A Guide for Environmental Landscape Pest Control by Homeowners
- White Grubs, Biology and Management
Invasive Species
Irrigation (See also Watering)
- Alternative Irrigation Systems (pdf)
- Irrigation Needs for Florida Lawns and Landscapes (pdf)
- Let Your Lawn Tell You When to Water
J
Junipers (See also Trees)
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Landscape Pests (See Insects)
Landscape Plants
- Florida-friendly Plant Database--FloridaYards.org
- Groundcovers & Lawngrasses
- Landscape Plants Web Site
Landscaping & Design (See also Plants)
- Basic Principles of Landscape Design
- Budgeting for a Better Landscape
- Enviroscaping
- Enviroscaping for Microclimate Modification
- Florida-friendly Interactive Yard--FloridaYards.org
- Florida-friendly Landscaping 101--FloridaYards.org
- Florida-friendly Plant Database--FloridaYards.org
- Landscape Design for Water Conservation
- Low Maintenance Landscapes
- Mulches
Lawn (See Turf)
Lawn Caterpillars (See also Insects)
Lime and Liming (See also Fertilizer)
Liriope (See also Plants)
- Creeping Lilyturf
- Evergreen Giant Lilyturf
- Liriope Leaf and Crown Rot
- Variegated Lilyturf, Variegated Liriope
M
Magnolia (See also Trees)
Maintenance
Mangroves (See also Trees)
Master Gardener Program
Moles
Mole Crickets (See Insects)
Mosquitoes (See also Insects)
Moths (See also Insects)
Mowing (See also Maintenance)
Mulches (See also Landscape Design)
Mushrooms (See also Fungus)
N
Native Plants (See also Plants and Trees)
Nematodes (See also Insects)
- Beneficial Nematodes
- Introduction to Plant Nematology
- Insect Pest Management for Golf Courses
- Management for Non-Residential Lawns, Athletic Fields, Racetracks, and Cemeteries
- Management in Residential Lawns
- Nematodes in the Yard
O
Oleanders (See also Shrubs)
Orchids (See also Flowers)
Ornamentals (See also Plants)
- Foliar Nematodes as Pests of Ornamental Plants
- Landscape Plants Web Site
- Lawn, Landscape and Ornamental Plants Pest Management
- Nematode Management for Bedding Plants
- Nematode Management for Perennial Landscape Plants
- Nematode Management for Residential Turf, Landscape, and Garden
- Ornamental Grasses
- Ornamental Insects Sheet #1
- Ornamental Insects Sheet #2
- Thrips on Ornamental Plants
P
Palms
- Boron Deficiency
- Bud Rots
- Care
- Diseases
- Fertilization
- For Central Florida
- For North Florida
- For South Florida
- Fusarium Wilt of Canary Island Date Palm
- Ganoderma Butt Rot
- Grades & Standards
- Graphiola Leaf Spot (False Smut)
- Iron Deficiency
- A Key to Common Landscape Palm Disorders and Diseases in the Continental United States
- Lethal Yellowing (LY)
- Leaf Spots and Leaf Blights
- Magnesium Deficiency
- Manganese Deficiency
- Nitrogen Deficiency
- Nutrient Deficiencies
- Nutrition and Fertilization
- Nutrition and Fertilization of Container Palms
- Nutrition Guide (pdf)
- Palm Seed Germination
- Palms in the Landscape
- Pestalotiopsis (Pestalotia) Diseases
- Pest Insects and Mites
- Pest Management
- Petiole (Rachis) Blight
- Physiological Disorders of Landscape Palms
- Potassium Deficiency
- Production
- Pruning (pdf)
- Selection
- Thielaviopsis Trunk Rot
- Transplanting
- Treating Cold-damaged Palms
- Varieties
Paspalum (See also Turf)
Perennials (See also Plants)
Pests (See also Insects and Wildlife)
- Cycad Scale #1 (pdf)
- Cycad Scale #2 (pdf)
- Garden Pest Insects
- Household Pests
- Household and Structural Pest Management
- Vegetable Garden Pests
- Vegetable Pest Insects
Pesticides
- Adjuvants
- Biological Pesticides (pdf)
- Calibration of Herbicide Applicators
- Container Rinsing
- Diagnosing Herbicide Injury
- Formulations Comparison Chart
- Herbicide Application Equipment and Techniques
- Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Safety
- How Insecticides Work (pdf)
- Insecticide Safety
- Insecticides Used in the Urban Environment: Mode of Action
- IPM Florida Web Site
- Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida
- Managing Heat Stress when Mixing, Loading, and Applying
- Metric System Conversion Factors
- Microbial Insecticides
- Movement to Groundwater
- Pesticide Information Office Web Site
- Posting Signs after Application
- Recordkeeping
- Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of the Application of Pesticides
- Signal Words (pdf)
- Spray Additives and Pesticide Formulations
- Toxicity of Pesticides
- Training & CEUs: Pest Control & Pesticide Licensing
- Waste Disposal
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (See also Insects)
- Pink Hibiscus Mealybug--Mid-Florida REC
- Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (PHM) Pest Alert--USDA
- Bilingual Homeowner publication (pdf)
Plants
- Bedding Plants: Selection, Establishment and Maintenance
- Bromeliads
- Bulbs for Florida
- Caladiums
- Caladiums as Potted and Landscape Plants
- Cold Protection of Ornamental Plants
- Cycad Scale #1 (pdf)
- Cycad Scale #2 (pdf)
- Drought-tolerant Plants for North and Central Florida
- Espaliers
- Ferns
- Ferns, Staghorn
- Florida-friendly Plant Database--FloridaYards.org
- Flowers
- Galls, Insect
- Hollies
- Houseplants
- Houseplants, Care of
- Landscape Plants Web Site
- Ligustrum or Privet
- Liriope, Leaf and Crown Rot of
- Master Gardener Program Publications
- Native Plants
- Nutrients and Fertilizers for the Non-Farmer
- Nutrition (pdf)
- Palms
- Perennial Gardening
- Poinsettias, Indoors and Outdoors
- Problems (pdf)
- Salt-Tolerant Plants for Florida
- Selected Shrubs for Central Florida
- Shade Tolerant Landscape Plants for North Florida
- Shrubs
- Trees
- Wet Area Landscape Plants for North Florida
Plant Selection
Ponds (See also Water Gardens)
Pruning
- Community Tree Care
- Dispelling Misperceptions About Trees
- Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
- Pruning and Training Deciduous Fruit Trees for the Dooryard
- Pruning Blueberry Plants in Florida
- Pruning Landscape Trees and Shrubs
- Pruning Roses
- Pruning Shade Trees in Landscapes
- Stop Crape Murder
- Training and Pruning Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums
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Residential Sprinkler Systems
Root-eating Insects in the Garden
Roses (See also Flowers)
S
Safety
St. Augustinegrass (See also Turf)
Scale Insects (See also Insects)
Selecting Plants (See Plant Selection)
Shrubs
- Fertilizer and Irrigation Needs (pdf)
- For Central Florida
- For North Florida
- Landscape Plants Web Site
- Native Shrubs for South Florida
- Oleanders
- Selecting Shrubs
- Wet Area Landscape Plants, North Florida
Slugs and Snails
Sod Webworms (See also Insects)
Soil
- Biological Nitrogen Fixation
- Garden Soil and Fertilizer
- Lime and Liming: A Florida Perspective
- pH (pdf)
- Preparation and Liming
- Soil and Fertilizers
- Testing
Spiders
Storm Damage (See Weather-related Problems)
Strawberries (See Fruit)
Stink Bugs (See also Insects)
T
Teaching Gardens (See Demonstration Gardens)
Termites (See also Insects)
- The Facts about Termites (pdf)
- The Facts about Termites and Mulch
- Formosan Subterranean
- Subterranean
- Termite Baits
Terrariums
Trees
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Basic Planting and Care (pdf)
- Community Tree Care
- Crapemyrtle
- Crape Myrtles
- Dispelling Misperceptions About Trees
- Fact Sheets
- Fertilizer and Irrigation Needs (pdf)
- Florida Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites
- Flowering Dogwood
- Grades & Standards
- Junipers
- Landscape Plants Web Site
- Landscape Trees for Energy Conservation, South Florida
- Magnolias
- Mangroves--FL DEP
- Native Trees for North Florida
- Native Trees for South Florida
- New, Improved and Underutilized Trees for North and Central Florida
- Orchid-trees
- Ornamental Trees for Central Florida
- Ornamental Trees for North Florida
- Ornamental Trees for South Florida
- Planting Trees in Landscapes
- Pruning Shade Trees in Landscapes
- Roots (pdf)
- Trees and Hurricanes Web Site
- Trees vs. Turf (pdf)
- Where Are Tree Roots?
Turf
- Bahiagrass
- Bermudagrass
- Bermudagrass Decline (pdf)
- Bermudagrass Mite
- Brown Patch (pdf)
- Chinch Bug Management on St. Augustinegrass
- Disease Identification Key
- Disease Management
- Disease Problems (Florida Lawn Handbook)
- Diseases, Fact Sheets
- Diseases, Turf
- Fertilizer and Irrigation Needs (pdf)
- Florida Lawn Handbook
- Gray Leaf Spot of St. Augustinegrass (pdf)
- Ground Pearls
- Growing Turfgrass in the Shade
- Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn
- Insect Pest Management
- Insect Problems (Florida Lawn Handbook)
- Insects Sheet #1
- Insects Sheet #2
- Lawn Caterpillars
- Lawn Weeds
- Maintenance (Florida Lawn Handbook)
- Mowing Your Florida Lawn
- Nematode Management for Residential Turf, Landscape, and Garden
- Paspalum
- Pest Control Guide for Turfgrass Managers (pdf)
- Seashore Paspalum for the Home Lawn (pdf)
- Selection
- Selection and Adaptability (Florida Lawn Handbook)
- Sod Webworms (See also Turfgrass Insects Sheet #1)
- St. Augustinegrass
- Sugarcane Grubs
- Take-all Root Rot
- Thatch and Its Control in Florida Lawns
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Vegetables
- Disease Management
- Fertilizing
- Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
- Insect Management
- Managing Nematodes for the Non-Commercial Vegetable Garden
- Minigardening (Growing Vegetables in Containers)
- Organic Vegetable Gardening
- Seeding the Garden
- Soil Preparation and Liming
- Starting the Garden with Transplants
- Strawberries
- Tomatoes
- Vegetable Garden Pests
- Vegetable Gardening
- Vegetable Pest Insects
Vines
W
Water Conservation
Water Gardens
- Creating Wildlife Habitat with Native Florida Freshwater Wetland Plants
- Florida Native Aquatic Plants for Ornamental Water Gardens
Watering
Weather-related Problems
Weeds
- Weeds in Florida: An Introduction
- Herbicide Application Equipment & Techniques
- Herbicide Application Calibration
- Herbicides
- In Florida
- Management in Home Lawns
- Principles of Management
Wildlife & Gardens
- Animal/Human Conflicts
- Attracting Wildlife
- Bird Attacks
- Florida Bird Monitoring Program
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- Nuisance Wildlife Trappers--Florida FWC
- Wild Birds
- Wildlife
- Wildlife Pests
Wind Damage (See Weather-related Problems)
Woody Ornamentals (See Landscape Plants Web Site)
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For-Sale Products
Diseases
- Disorders and Diseases of Ornamental Palms
- Troubleshooting Diseases of Flowering Plants ID Deck
- Troubleshooting Diseases of Foliage Plants ID Deck
Environmental Issues
Flowering Plants
- Growing Orchids: Easier Than You Think!
- Your Florida Guide to Bedding Plants
- Your Florida Guide to Perennials
Fruits & Vegetables
- Banana in Florida Poster
- Citrus Disorder ID Deck: Mites, Insects, Diseases, Nutrition and Symptoms
- Florida Citrus: A Comprehensive Guide
- Grafting, Budding, Layering, Making Cuttings, and Other Ways of Propagating Fruit Plants in Florida
- Mango in Florida Poster
- Manual of Minor Vegetables
- Tropical Fruits CD-ROM
- The USDA's Complete Guide to Home Canning and Preserving
- Vegetable Gardening in Florida
- Your Florida Dooryard Citrus Guide
Insects (Beneficial)
- Beneficial Insect Poster
- Beneficial Insects 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Beneficial Insects 3 & 4 CD-ROM
- Butterflies 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Butterfly ID Deck #1
- Butterfly ID Deck #2
- Good Lawn Bugs
- Helpful, Harmful, HARMLESS?
- Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening
Insects (Pest)
- Commercial Ornamental Scouting Manual
- Insect Identification Sheets
- Insect Pests of Oak Trees Poster
- Insects and Related Pests of Turfgrass in Florida
- Landscape IPM Poster
- Mole Crickets & Enemies of Mole Crickets CD-ROM
- Occasional Invaders
- Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Exam Preparation Guide
- Ornamental & Turf Pest ID Sheets
- Ornamental Insects 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Pest Ants & Cockroaches CD-ROM
- Pests In and Around the Florida Home
- Pests In and Around the Home CD-ROM
- Pests that Wreck Your Grass and Ruin Your Weekend!
- Troubleshooting Lawn Pests
- Turf Insect Pests Poster
- Turfgrass Insects 1 & 2 CD-ROM
- Vegetable and Field Crop Pest ID Sheets
- Vegetable Pests I CD-ROM
- Vegetable Pests II CD-ROM
- Vegetable Pests III CD-ROM
- WoodyBug CD-ROM
Irrigation & Water Use
Maintenance
- Your Florida Guide to Bedding Plants
- Your Florida Guide to Perennials
- Your Florida Guide to Shrubs
- Your Florida Landscape: A Complete Guide to Planting and Maintenance
Pesticides
- Pesticide CDs, DVDS & Software
- Pesticide CEUs
- Training and CEU Tutorials for Licensed Pesticide Applicators
Pests (Non-insect)
- Foliar Nematodes and Root-knot Nematodes as Pests of Ornamental Plants CD-ROM
- Occasional Invaders
- Ornamental and Turf Pest Control: Exam Preparation Guide
- Stinging Caterpillars and Caterpillars of Ornamental Plants CD-ROM
- Urban Pest and Wildlife Droppings
Plants
- Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plants in Pen-and-Ink DVD
- Common Coastal Plants in Florida: A Guide to Planting and Maintenance
- Florida Landscape Plants
- Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants
- Growing Orchids: Easier Than You Think!
- Landscape Plants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts
- More Native Freshwater & Wetland Plants Photo Mural
- Native Freshwater Plants Photo Mural
- Ornamental Palm Horticulture
- Plant Identification Photo Murals
- Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses
- Your Florida Guide to Bedding Plants
- Your Florida Guide to Perennials
- Your Florida Guide to Shrubs
Specialty Gardens
Plant Hardiness Zones
