Gardening and Landscaping
with Hillsborough County Extension

Florida is a gardener's paradise and we want you to enjoy and benefit from every moment you spend in your yard.

Good gardening practices help you keep your yard beautiful and healthy... and they protect Florida's natural resources.

Hillsborough County Extension Service offers the following:

• Excellent Web Resources! Our websites are loaded with useful information: See our garden calendar, our garden workshop calendar, plant information, publications, FAQs, and much more.
• Gardening Support by Phone! Do you have a gardening question? Call 744-5519 x 7
• Garden Workshops! Monthly presentations at public libraries throughout the county. See our Garden Workshops Calendar.
• Diagnostic Services! We offer a wide range of diagnostic services. See our Diagnostics page for complete details.
• Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program Learn how to design and maintain your lawn and landscape in a Florida-Friendly way
• Bette S. Walker Discovery Garden A collection of gardens to showcase plants and teach landscape design and maintenance concepts.
• Resource Desk Use our books, brochures, software and other resources to help with your latest landscape design or project
• Free publications! In addition to our web-based publications, we also have a wide range of gardening publications in our office.
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program Attract birds, butterflies and other Florida critters to your yard. Develop your landscape into a wildlife habitat.
• Speakers Bureau Need a speaker? Presentations are available on a wide variety of topics.
• Volunteer Opportunities Become a Master Gardener or lead a Junior Master Gardener group. Learn, have fun and help your community at the same time!
• Laws and Ordinances We offer access to the latest local laws and ordinances concerning water restrictions and irrigation. See our Laws and Ordinances page for details.