Free spring lawn care class available

A spring lawn-care class is available at two locations to serve both sides of Santa Rosa County. Special to the Press Gazette

MILTON — Experts from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Santa Rosa County Extension Office will offer a spring lawn-care class.

The session, free to attend without pre-registration, is available at two locations:

  • 10 a.m. Feb. 10, Santa Rosa County UF-IFAS Extension Services, 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton
  • 10 a.m. Feb. 17, Gulf Breeze Public Library, 1060 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze

Blake Thaxton, commercial horticulture agent, will discuss how to have the best lawn using Florida-friendly practices. Attendees can learn about the right timing and methods for fertilizing and weed control, proper irrigation and other practices.

Contact Mary Derrick, mderrick@ufl.edu, for more information. 

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Free spring lawn care class available