Tag: Florida Friendly Landscape

Are Rock Yards Florida-Friendly?

by Tia Saracino
May 18, 2026

A Rock Yard is Not Florida-Friendly Rocks increase heat and can stress plants and increase plant pests and disease. They are usually imported from other states. Rocks do not support Florida's wildlife, including bees, butterflies, birds and ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gravel, Groundcover, Ocextension, Rock Yard, Rocks, Stones, Sustainable Landscapes, Turf Alternatives

Pollinator Plants for Full Sun

by Hannah Eason
May 18, 2026

Authored by Amanda Decker UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Summer Intern Graduating UF CALS December, 2022 B.S. Plant Science specialization in Plant Breeding and Genetics Why Attract Pollinators? Are you looking to beautify your ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Alternative Lawn, Backyard Wildlife, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida Native, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscape, Hwooten, Landscape, Native, Native Plant, Native Plants, Ocextension, Pollinator, Pollinators, Sustainable Landscapes, Turf Alternative, Turf Alternatives
close up of palmetto leaves

Basics of Landscaping in Florida–Bilingual Booklet in the UF/IFAS Bookstore

by Hannah Eason
May 18, 2026

Better landscaping practices are good for Florida! Even though Florida has a lot of water resources, there are also a lot of people and industries sucking from the tap...and more keep coming. Long story short, Floridians need to conserve ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Alachua, Alachua Co, Basics Of Landscaping, Best Practice, Best Practices, Big Box, Big Box Stores Selling Plants, Bilingual, BMP, BMPs, Ceu Continuing Education, Cflandscapes, Community Leaders, Community Planners, Crape-myrtle, Cultural Ipm, Elected Officials, EPD, EPDs, FFL, Flooding, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Landscape, Heat, Heat Island, Heat Islands, How To Landscape, Hwooten, IPM, Land Developers, Landscape, Landscape Professionals, Landscaper, Landscapes, Mow, Mowing, Nursery Growers, Orange, Orange Co., Palm, Parks Departments, Planner, Planners, Prune, Pruning, Residents, Seminole, Seminole Co., Spring, Springs, Turf, Uf Ifas Uf Ifas Bookstore, USDA, Water, Water Quality, Water Quantity
Florida Friendly Landscaping (FFL) at Malachowsky Hall. Photo taken 11-10-25

Starting Jan. 27: Learn how climate-smart living works in Florida with statewide lunch-and-learn series

by Lourdes Mederos
May 18, 2026

What does climate-smart living look like in Florida? It means adopting everyday habits, like the way residents use water and energy at home, make food choices and how they care for their landscapes, which are all guided by climate science ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Literacy, Climate Masters, Climate Science, Climate Smart Floridians, Climate-smart Landscape, Ecosystem Health, Ecosystem Rescilience, Energy, Environment, Environmental Benefits, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida Sea Grant Climate Work Action Team, Food Consumption Waste, Household-level Greenhouse Gas, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Reduce Waste, Solar, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Water, Water Conservation

When God Gives you Sparrows… aka Starting Over in a New Garden.

by Barbara McAdam
May 15, 2026

Moving and planning for retirement this year makes for huge changes and challenges both inside and outside in the garden. No worries, as I have always found a bit of work in the garden helps me relax, it takes my mind off pressing issues. ... READ MORE

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Tags: Birds, Butterflies, Florida Friendly Landscape, Gardening Therapy, Hummingbirds, Miami-Dade, Native Plants, Natural Resources, Wildlife Friendly

A Little on the Wild Side

by Barbara McAdam
May 15, 2026

Rewild my Street Several of our Urban Hort. staff members for Florida-Friendly Landscaping have been following a wild endeavor from London, Rewild my Street.  We love the way this site is designed and admire the British passion for gardening ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Bird Watching, Butterfly Conservation, Florida Friendly Landscape, Protecting Wildlife, Relaxation In The Garden

Raising Atala Butterflies Year-Round: The Final Stretch

by Vilma Valdes
May 15, 2026

Nectar Year Round  It is easier to provide butterflies nectar in the spring and summer when many plants are in bloom. Yet, pollinators need nectar in the fall and winter months too. An Atala colony is no exception. Plants that feed these butterflies ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Wildlife
Tags: Atala Butterflies, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida-Friendly Plants, Miami-Dade, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension

How to Maintain Atala Butterflies in Your Garden Year-Round, Fourth Blog

by Vilma Valdes
May 15, 2026

In-A-Pinch Preventative Measures Transfer and Retransfer: A great help to the coonties during the Atalas’ peak munching period is to transfer the bigger caterpillars from the newer growth to older leaves or to a bigger plant that is better ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Florida, Florida Friendly Landscape, Homestead, Miami-Dade, South Florida, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Wildlife

Color in the Holiday Landscape: Lipstick Tree/Bixa orellana

by Barbara McAdam
May 15, 2026

We promised to share new blogs on many of the beautiful plants that will create an incredible show of color during the winter holidays.  Plants in this series are suitable for zone 10a to 11 b. Please note we recommend you plant any of the ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Water
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscape, Historical Plant, Medicinal Plants, Natural Food Dye

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