Additional Landscaping Resources
To learn more about sustainable landscaping, please visit the links below:
A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Addressing Wildlife Needs in Construction Site Management Plans
An Introduction to Non-Native Invasive Plants
Assessment of Florida Non-native Plants
Association of Florida Native Nurseries
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Attract Wildlife with Native Tropical Landscaping
Backyard Habitat Ponds
Bahiagrass – Paspalum notatum
Basic Principles of Landscape Design
Bat Conservation International
Beach Sunflower – Helianthus debilis
Behavior of Pesticides in Soils and Water
Bermudagrass – Cynodon spp.
Beyond Pesticides
Birdfeeders: What to Consider When Selecting
Butterfly Gardening in Florida
Can Turf Sequester Carbon Dioxide?
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Community IPM
Compost Maintenance – Gardening in a Minute
Composting – How to Choose or Make a Bin
Composting – Solutions for Your Life
Composting Resources – Earth 911
Composting: Introduction – Gardening in a Minute
Considerations for Developing a Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Contract
Construction of Home Compost Units
Control of Non-native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida
Controlling Pests and Disease – HGTV
Converting Yard Wastes into Landscape Assets
Danger of Chlorpyrifos (PDF)
Danger of Diazinon (PDF)
Drought-Tolerant Plants for North and Central Florida (PDF)
Earthworm Biology and Production
Edible Landscaping for Urban Sustainability
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Ground Covers for Central Florida
Establishing a Small Planting of Native Wildflowers from Seed
Factors Influencing Pesticide Movement to Ground Water
Fire in Florida
Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Understanding Fire Behavior
Florida Backyard Landscapes for Wildlife
Florida Division of Forestry
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
Florida Native Plant Publications
Florida Native Plant Society
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods
Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Florida-Friendly Plant Database
Ground Covers for Florida Homes
Help Protect Florida’s Natural Areas from Non-Native Invasive Plants
Helping Cavity-nesters in Florida
Homeowners’ Guide to Pesticide Safety
How to Build a Worm Bin
How to Naturescape
IFAS Assessment of Florida Non-Native Plants
IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas
Invasive Exotics – Living Green TV Episode
Invasive Species Curriculum
IPM and Beneficial Insects
IPM Florida
IPM Strategies (PDF)
Keep Cats Indoors!
Landscape Design for Water Conservation (PDF)
Landscape IPM
Landscape Mulches: What Are The Choices in Florida?
Landscape Plant Selection – Central Florida
Landscaping for Wildlife – Florida Wildlife Extension
Landscaping for Wildlife Publications
Landscaping for Wildlife: Top 10 Tips for Success
Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
Low Maintenance Landscapes
Managing Yard Pests Responsibly (see page 69) (PDF)
Mulches for the Landscape
National Native Plant Nursery Directory
National School IPM Information
National Wildlife Federation
Native Ground Covers for South Florida
Native Plants: An Overview
Native Shrubs for South Florida
Native Wildflowers: Mimosa strigillosa
Native Wildlflowers – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Natives for Your Neighborhood
Natural Products for Insect Pest Management
Non-Toxic Alternatives to Pesticides
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Ornamental plant susceptibility to damage by deer in Florida
Osceola County Extension
Osceola County Solid Waste Department
Perennial Peanut – Arachis glabrata
Perennial Peanut in the Urban Landscape
Pest Alert
Pesticide Safety Around Animals
Pesticides and Food – US EPA
Policies that Address Sustainable Landscaping Practices
Producing Garden Vegetables with Organic Soil Amendments
Say No to Cypress Mulch (PDF)
Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
Southern Center for Wildland-Urban Interface fWildfire Risk Assessment Guide for Homeowners in the Southern U.S. (PDF)
Sunshine Mimosa – Mimosa strigillosa
Topics: Beneficial Insects
Toxicity of Pesticides
Trees for Central Florida
USDA Forest Service
Water-wise Florida Landscapes
