Resource Links

Links by Topic

• Best Management Practices

  Green Industry Best Management Practices

  GI-BMP Training

  Agricultural Best Management Practices

  BMP Enhancement of Environmental Quality on Florida Golf Courses - Florida Department of Environmental Protection, September 2012

  Landscape Irrigation and FFL Design Standards

   

• Composting

  Compost Tips for the Home Gardener

• Edible Gardening

  Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles

  Edible Ornamental Landscaping Guide for North-Central Florida

  Efficient Irrigation for Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes

  Recycling Organic Materials to Improve Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape

  Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

  Herbs in the Florida Garden

  Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape

• Fertilizer

  The Florida Fertilizer Label

• Florida Statutes and Ordinances

  Florida Statute Regarding Florida Friendly Landscaping

  Florida Statute Regarding Rain Sensor

  Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule (Rule 5E-1.003 Florida Administrative Code)

  Florida Fertilizer Ordinances

  Florida Statute Regarding Disposal of Yard Trash [item 12(c)]

• Gardening

  Gardening Solutions

  UF/IFAS Demonstration Gardens

  North Florida Gardening Calendar

  Central Florida Gardening Calendar

  South Florida Gardening Calendar

• Homeowners Associations (HOAs)

  Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions that Address Environmental Issues in Residential Communities

  Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Model Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs)

  Ten Strategies for Working With Your Home Owner Association to Convert to a Florida-Friendly Yard

  Questions and Answers: 2009 Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Legislation

  Stormwater Pond Management: What You Need to Know about Aeration

• Invasive Plants

  Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas

  Brazilian Pepper-Tree Control

  Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum)

• Irrigation

  Automatic Irrigation Systems

  Operation of Residential Irrigation Controllers

  Residential Irrigation System Rainfall Shutoff Devices

  Florida Water Management Districts

  Northwest Florida Water Management District

  Suwannee River Water Managment District

  St. Johns River Water Management District

  Southwest Florida Water Management District

  South Florida Water Managment District

  Landscape Irrigation and FFL Design Standards

  Landscape Irrigation and FFL Design Standards

  Water Conservation

  Cisterns To Collect Non-Potable Water For Domestic Use

  Evaporation Losses During Sprinkler Irrigation

  Florida Water Star

  Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida

  Rain Barrels

• Landscape Plants and Installation

  Landscape Plants

• Landscape Design

  Basic Principles of Landscape Design

  Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape™: Steps for Converting a Traditional Development Landscape to a Florida-Friendly Landscape

  Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision Makers

• Lawns and Turf

  Lawn Care

  Turf Irrigation for the Home

  General Recommendations for Fertilization of Turfgrasses on Florida Soils

  Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn

  Mowing Your Florida Lawn

  Preparing to Plant a Florida Lawn

  Turfgrasses

  Bahiagrass for Florida Lawns

  Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns

  St. Augustinegrass for Florida Lawns

  Zoysiagrass for Florida Lawns

• Mulch

  Landscape Mulches: How Quickly do They Settle?

• Pest Management

  Pesticide Information Office

  Identification

  UF/IFAS Insect ID Lab

  Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

  IPM Florida

  Landscape Integrated Pest Management

  Natural Enemies and Biological Control

  Pesticide Safety

  Pesticide Container Rinsing

  Proper disposal of Pesticide Waste

  Pesticide Regulations

  Federal Regulations Affecting Use of Pesticides

  Specific Pests

  Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas

  Southern Chinch Bug, Blissus insularis Barber (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

  Mosquito Control

   

• Plants and Trees

  Florida-Friendly Plant Guide App

  Wildflowers

  Common Native Wildflowers of North Florida

  Wildflower and Butterfly Databases

  Native Plants

  Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN)

  Florida Native Plant Society

  Native Plants: An Overview

  North American Native Plant Society

  Trees

  Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for South Florida

  Trees and Hurricanes

  Native Trees for South Florida

• Soil Testing

  UF/IFAS Soil Testing

  Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Form - Link to download UF/IFAS soil testing

• Stormwater Management

  Stormwater Pond Management: What You Need to Know About Aeration

• Weather

  FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network

• Weeds

  Florida Weed ID - ID videos for 20 common weeds, plus other resources

  Playlist of all 20 weed ID videos (YouTube)

  Weeds and Invasive Plants - extensive list weeds and weed management resources

  Weed Management Guide for Florida Lawns

  Improving Weed Control in Landscape Planting Beds

• Wildlife

  Birds

  A Bird's-Eye View: How Birds Select Habitat

  Helping Cavity-nesters in Florida

  Hummingbirds of Florida

  Wildlife in Urban Landscapes: Use of Golf Course Ponds by Wetlands Birds

  Pollinators

  Wildflower and Butterfly Databases

  Unwanted

  Dealing with Unwanted Wildlife in an Urban Environment

Related Programs and Organizations

• UF/IFAS Departments and Programs

  Center for Land Use Efficiency

  Florida Master Gardener Program

  Program for Resource Efficient Communities

  Entomology and Nematology Department

  Environmental Horticulture Department

  Horticultural Sciences Department

  Plant Pathology Department

  Soil and Water Science Department

• Organizations & Associations

  Arboriculture

  International Society of Arboriculture

  International Society of Arboriculture (en español)

  International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Chapter

  Building and Development

  Florida Green Building Coalition

  Conservation

  Institute for Regional Conservation

  Gardening

  American Community Gardening Association

  National Garden Clubs

  National Gardening Association

  Horticulture

  American Horticultural Society

  American Society for Horticultural Science

  AmericanHort

  Irrigation

  Florida Irrigation Society

  The Irrigation Association

  Landscape Design

  American Society of Landscape Architects

  Nursery & Landscape

  Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)