Florida is in a drought and one of the biggest factors was a drier than usual rainy season this past fall.

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

University of Florida experts warn that some popular plants sold in stores are invasive and harmful to the state's ecosystem. Eight common invasive plants found in Florida retail centers include ...

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida features giant Victoria water lilies, the Southeast’s largest herb garden, ...

Learn how Florida-Friendly Landscaping saves money, conserves water and protects the environment with nine key principles.

Team members from UF/IFAS Extension offered insight into living shores, "Florida-friendly" garden guidelines and more.

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WUFT) — Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map. They snuck through a jumble of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wildflower garden is seen in this Bay County Public Library composite photo. (Image Provided By Bay County Public Library) ...

Leafy green with tiny, red fruits, the Brazilian peppertree is a land manager’s enemy. Parts of the plant can be toxic to birds and cause rashes in humans, but that’s not why it raises concern. It’s ...