Tag: Florida-Friendly Landscaping

What’s So Bad About Invasive Plants?

Posted: February 22, 2016

As my colleague Lara pointed out on February 15th, this week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. We’ll be teaching many classes (schedule at link above) around Pinellas County to help you learn about invasive plants…. Read More

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life

Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, flowers, invasive, Native, native plants, plants, wildlife

Skip a Week of Irrigation

by bniemann

Posted: October 20, 2014

Fall is in the air. Can you feel it? Your grass certainly can. According to research by the University of Florida, when temperatures begin to drop, your grass doesn’t need as much water. Surprisingly, during the… Read More

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & Life

Tags: conservation, FFL, Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, FYN, grass, irrigation, research, roots, skip, sprinkler, St. Augustine, Turf, water, week, winter

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