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References and Additional Information: Black, R.J. and E.F. Gilman. 2004. Landscape Plants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 230 pp. Broschat, T.K. and A.W. Meerow. 1999. Betrock’s Reference Guide to Florida’s Landscape Plants. Betrock Information Systems, Inc., U.S.A. 428 pp. Dehgan, B. 1998. Landscape Plants for Subtropical Climates. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 638 pp. Floridata Plant Profiles. 2005. http://Floridata.com Haehle, R.G. and J. Brookwell. 2004. Native Florida Plants. Taylor Trade Publishing, New York. 400 pp. Meerow, A.W. 1999. Betrock’s Guide to Landscape Palms. Betrock Information Systems. Hollywood, FL. 138 pp. Nelson, G. 2003. Florida’s Best Native Landscape Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 411 pp. Osorio, R. 2001. A Gardener’s Guide to Florida’s Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 345 pp. USDA, NRCS. 2005. The Plants Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge LA 70874-4490 USA. Watkins, J., T.J. Sheehan, and R.J. Black. 2005. Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic, 2 nd Ed. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 468 pp. University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Department, Woody Ornamental Landscape pages by Ed Gilman: Landscape Plant Fact Sheets: http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/ Palm Fact Sheets: http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/palms.html Tree Fact Sheets: http://orb.at.ufl.edu/FloridaTrees/ 68
University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), EDIS publications (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu): Annual Flowers for Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG018 Bedding Plants: Selection, Establishment and Maintenance: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG319 Bulbs for Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG029 Butterfly Gardening in Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW057 Common Native Wildflowers of North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP061 Drought Tolerant Plants for North and Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP022 Florida Native Aquatic Plants for Ornamental Water Gardens: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP095 Flowering Perennials for Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG035 Groundcovers for Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH138 Groundcovers for Florida Homes: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP016 Groundcovers for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH137 Groundcovers for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH139 Landscape Trees for Energy Conservation - South Florida Trees: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP018 Landscaping to Attract Birds in South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP021 Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top Ten Tips for Success: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW175 Low Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP107 Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP011 Native Groundcovers for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH402 Native Landscape Plants for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP222 Native Plants that Attract Wildlife: Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW062 Native Shrubs for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH159 Native Trees for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP007 Native Trees for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH157 North Florida Landscape Plants for Wet Areas: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG253 North Florida Landscape Plants for Shaded Areas: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG252 Ornamental Palms for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP019 Ornamental Palms for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP009 Ornamental Trees for Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP014 Ornamental Trees for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP015 Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WO014 Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WO012 Salt-Tolerant Plants for Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP012 Selected Shrubs for Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP033 Selected Shrubs for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG344 Trees for Central Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH141 Trees for North Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH140 Trees for South Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EH142 Vines for Florida: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG097 69
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A Guide to Florida-Friendly Landsca
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the FYN Pro
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This FYN handbook provides helpful
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Florida Neighborhoods: Connecting O
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Creating Your Florida-Friendly Yard
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drawing. If you have a sprinkler sy
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Don’t forget to list other landsc
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Florida Yard Tip: Site Analysis To
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Soil Know-How In much of Florida,
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Plant Sorting: To Keep or Not to Ke
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Landscape Design Landscape design c
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Proper Tree Planting Once you deter
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special strapping mechanisms constr
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SAMPLE Watering Schedule To establi
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■ Follow an Integrated Pest Manag
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RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT PLACE Have you e
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Plant Selection Choosing plants is
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Florida Yard Tip:
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■ ■ ■ ■ Visit the library o
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FYN Glossary Box Swale: A swale is
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WATER EFFICIENTLY 12LANDSCAPING PRI
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■ Experiment with gradual reducti
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Florida Yard Tip:
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with appropriate drought-tolerant p
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FERTILIZE APPROPRIATELY At the most
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How much phosphorus and potassium s
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4. Refer to Table 3 (below) to find
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How do I water-in fertilizer? Most
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Fertilizing Palms Palms have differ
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Mulch A mulch layer around trees, s
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attract wildlife 5 LANDSCAPING PRIN
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FYN Glossary Box
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MANAGE YARD PESTS RESPONSIBLY 6 LAN
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■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Keeping you
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Common Landscape Pests and Their Ma
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Other controls: Spray with horticul
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What About Plant Diseases? Many org
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RECYCLE Landscape maintenance activ
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Florida Yard Tip: Ideal Grass Heigh
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What does heading back do? Produces
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Florida Yard Tip: Reduce Your Pruni
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A great way to supply some of these
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■ ■ ■ Always bury kitchen was
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REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF Since the
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proves especially useful to capture
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Table 6. Comparison of Surfaces for
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PROTECT THE WATERFRONT Waterfront p
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Those Marvelous Mangroves Beauty, w
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uilding one. A pond is relatively e
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Seasonal Ponds A common pond type
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Create Create a Florida-Friendly Fl
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Florida Region and Cold Hardiness Z
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Use this list to choose plants base
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