Articles listed on this page are not necessarily represented as my work as a Master Gardener. Those that are listed as UF Newsletter Articles are, as well as those I published in local newspapers as a UF Master Gardener are.
UF Newsletter Articles
Year Two in the Alpine Groves Native Plant Gardens. Year two of a garden is typically described as the "creeping" phase of the "sleeping, creeping, leaping" garden development. This article appeared in the 2024 Latest Dirt newsletter.
Sewing Seeds for Resiliency and Diversity. Advice on successfully growing native plants from seed. This article appeared in the 2024 Lawn and Garden Gazette.
Support our Pollinators - Feed their Children. Host Plants are essential for the species continuation. This article appeared in the 2023 Lawn and Garden Gazette
Sierra Sentry (Sierra Club Northeast Florida)
A Tale of Two Mining Companies (Summer 2021) Heavy metals mining in environmentally sensitive wetlands; a good deal only for the corporations.
*Invasion by an "ugly bush" offers clear hope for climate change (April 2021) -Mangroves are migrating northward because of climate change, bringing with them increased protection from hurricanes and sea level rise
The St. Johns County Lawn and Garden Gazette (University of Florida, IFAS)
*Mangroves: A New Breed of Shore Protectors (Spring 2021) Climate change has allowed mangroves to migrate into St. Johns County, and that's a good thing
*Protection Precluded for Imperiled Monarchs (Winter 2021) The US Fish and Wildlife Service identifies the monarch as in need of protection under the Endanger Species Act, but precludes listing it because of funding shortfalls.
Master Gardener Volunteers Celebrate Bartram Trail Library (Spring 2020) Arbor day planting at the library
Dressing Downton Abbey and Downtown St. Augustine in Floral Fashion (decorative designs at the Lightner and holiday homes in downton St. Augustine by The Garden Club of St. Augustine)
May 2020 - Wear White at Night (First published in the May-June UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Latest Dirt, a Master Gardener newsletter. Published in The Creekline with permission from UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County Latest Dirt)
March 2020 - Master Gardeners Celebrate Bartram Trail Library (also published with permission by The Creekline in the Spring 2020 issue of the UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County, St. Johns Lawn and Garden Gazette)
March 2019 - Community Gardens Produce
January 2019 - What Part of the Plant are You Eating?
Honor and Freedom (Hawk Release for Jimmy Shine)
December 2018 - Never Never Land in Fruit Cove
October 2018 - Taming the Restless Natives
September 2018 - Grow Your World with a Garden Club
www.staugustine.com - The Feast at Our Feet
September 2017 - Fellow Man, Mother Earth, and Sister Hawk
St. Johns Sun - Monthly Horticultural/Gardening Column
February 2018 - Azaleas Ablaze (Native and naturalized azaleas appropriate for north Florida gardens)
January 2018 - A Man, a Plan, and a Hedge Trimmer (Pearl Fryar is awarded the National Garden Clubs' 2017 Award of Excellence for his topiary garden)
December 2017 - A Citrus-Less Christmas (Selecting a Citrus tree and maintaining it. Citrus Greening and what to do about it.
November 2017 - The Garden Club of St. Augustine Blossoms at Dressing Downton (flower arrangements at the Lightner by The Garden Club of St. Augustine)
October 2017 - Putting Down Roots in October - Fall Planting from the Master Gardener Propagation Team
September 2017 - Lightning Strikes Twice (and More in Florida) staying safe during thunderstorms, firewise landscaping
June 2017 - On Golden (Stormwater) Pond (stormwater management systems)
April 2017 - Turfgrass Triage (replacing/patching turfgrass)
January 2017 - A New Year's Resolution to Make a Difference (ecology and consuming)
December 2016 - Wreck the Boughs with Hacking Folly (Crape "Murder")
November 2016 - The Elusive Season of Winter (growing zones/hardiness zones)
August 2016 - Fighting Mosquitoes on the Home Front (Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases)
July 2016 - A Succulently Fun Summer (growing succulents with Master Gardener Cathy Rodgers)
June 2016 - Palm Reading (growing palms suited to zone 9a/9b)
May 2016 - Keeping that Irrigation Timer Ticking (water-wise irrigation)
February 2016 - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (growing roses in northeastern Florida)
January 2016 - Adventures in Arboriculture (tree planting and selection)
December 2015 - Honey in the Morning (planting for pollinators)
July 2015 - Those Charming Invasives (plants that disrupt native ecosystems)
June 2015 - Hot Skill with a Cool Benefit (Master Gardening)
April 2015 - Better Lawning Through Chemistry (turfgrass fertilizing)
March 2015 - March Madness Visits the Neighborhood - Again (improper spring maintenance practices)
February 2015 - Wonderful Wildlife (creating a wildlife-friendly place in your yard)
The Creekline
March 2016 - A Meeting of the Waters (a First Nation's Blessing of the Waters ceremony)
January 2016 - Bluebirds Beat the February Blues (Great Backyard Bird Count)
September 2015 - Monarchs on the Brink (creating a monarch waystation)
August 2015 - How High Does the Swallowtail Fly? (butterfly identification)
July 2015 - Butterflies Count (NABA butterfly count in Alpine Groves Park)
*See the Home page for the presentations made on these topics.