16 Advancing the Next Generation for Native Plants
19 False Indigo: a native plant to use now
21 Cinnamon Bark: a native plant to use now
22 Please, Leave our Spanish Moss Alone
23 Turkey-Tangle Fogfruit: a native plant to use now
Life in Your Landscape Happens with Native Plants
What do we have here? Creamy colored sugar sand dug from below ground and tossed to the surface by Ms. Vanderbilt, a gopher tortoise who somehow made her way through a suburban Orlando neighborhood to a native landscape maintained by FANN member Amanda Martin, Grounded Solutions. All those native wildflowers are just steps away from the street. Amanda has given Ms. Vanderbilt some added privacy by planting a clump of native lovegrass, Eragrostis elliottii, near the tortoise’s burrow entrance. The stick pile may house other “neighbors.”
Plant it and they come. This is the deeply joyful and rewarding experience that native landscape owners have. You can have it too. What can it look like? See different landscape styles using all or mostly Florida native plants on the next few pages. Visit the professionals page on our PlantRealFlorida.org site to find help and plants near you.
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A fairly formal native landscape designed by FANN member Kirsten SharpOrtega, Green Isle Gardens Nursery. The rock pathway is bordered with neatly maintained Twinflower, Dyschoriste humistrata, fast becoming a favorite for tight spaces. The Weeping Yaupon tree, Ilex vomitoria cultivar, is an east Texas, not Florida native, but it performs well here. If a frost burns the Firebush, Hamelia patens, it will come back quickly in the spring. Yellow flowering perennials include Starry Silphium, Silphium asteriscus, and Cutleaf Coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata. Against the wall on a trellis is Skyblue Clustervine, Jacquemontia pentanthos, a winter-flowering vine featured elsewhere in this guide. Around the corner are trimmed shrubs of Rougeplant, Rivina humilis, and Simpson’s Stopper, Myrcianthes fragrans. This landscape is about two years old and professionally maintained. Photo by Kirsten Sharp-Ortega
Nature, organized. Another Green Isle Gardens Nursery design and installation. The curvy Sabal Palm, Sabal palmetto, our state tree, creates a fun, happy Real Florida welcome. Native plants installed around the driveway include, from left, Muhlygrass, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata, behind the Coreopsis is St. Andrews Cross, Hypericum hypericoides, to the right and behind are Coontie, Zamia pumila, behind the Sabal is Firebush, Hamelia patens, and to the right is Tickseed, Coreopsis leavenworthii, and more Muhlygrass. The trees include Eagleston Hollies and Magnolias. The Eagleston Holly is said to be a natural hybrid of Dahoon, Ilex cassine, and American Holly, I. opaca, admired for dense foliage and abundant bright red berries. The Eagleston’s origin is unknown, so FANN classifies it as a southeastern native, rather than Florida native. The Magnolia trees shown here may also be cultivars chosen for their upright habit and foliage color. The surrounding property consists of many acres that the owners are maintaining as natural habitat by controlling and removing invasive species. Photo by Kirsten Sharp-Ortega
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LANDSCAPES COME IN ALL STYLES
NATIVE LANDSCAPES
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Perennial wildflowers, grasses and a deciduous flowering tree are planted close to the front porch where observers can sit back and enjoy seasonal changes and pollinator activity. This small front yard has what designer and FANN member, Amanda Martin, Grounded Solutions, calls a “peek-a-boo garden,” a collection of plants that are out of sight or low to the ground part of the year but quickly shoot up and flower during their blooming period. Spotted Beebalm, Monarda punctata, and native lovegrasses, Eragrostis spp., begin developing in late summer and reach their full glory in the hottest months of the year, August and September. The Flatwoods Plum tree, Prunus umbellata, will lose its leaves, develop an abundance of tiny white flowers in late winter and then leaf out for the start of spring. Closer to the street: Evergreen Wild Coffee shrubs, Psychotria nervosa, look great year round in areas without persistent frost. This landscape is less than a year old and professionally maintained. Photo Heather Crane Photography
NATIVE LANDSCAPES COME IN ALL STYLES
This large backyard has a formal paver walkway and patio surrounded by informal, diverse native plantings designed and maintained by FANN member Troy Springer, Springer Environmental Services. Sunlit grasses on the right include Elliott’s lovegrass, Eragrostis elliottii, Purple lovegrass, E. spectabilis, and Muhlygrass, Muhlenbergia capillaris, mixed with wildflowers including Lanceleaved Coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata. On the left is a mix of long-blooming Tropical Sage, Salvia coccinea, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens, and Broombrush Falsewillow, Baccharis diocia. About 18 months old, the landscape is maintained with quarterly visits to remove weeds, do hand pruning of shrubs and flowering plants, and replace and add plants where possible to maintain diversity. The site is former scrub, a system of more acidic, infertile and excessively well drained sand from ancient beach dunes. There are two remnant Sand Pines, Pinus clausa, along the fence on the right. Planted to the left of the pine trees is a mix of native trees and shrubs, including Tough Bumelia, Sideroxylon tenax, Simpson Stopper, Myrcianthes fragrans, Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria, and Red Bay, Persea borbonia. Photo by Troy Springer
Tough Bumelia, Sideroxlyon tenax, a large shrub or small tree, requires nothing and is surely one of our best pollinator plants, attracting a great diversity of buzzing insects when it flowers. It thrives in full sun and sandy soil throughout most of the Florida peninsula. Photo by Spence Guerin
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BUYER BEWARE: CULTIVARS
If you’re planting to sustain pollinators and other wildlife, you may want to exercise caution when using cultivars, even cultivars of native plants. Huh? What’s a cultivar?
A cultivar is a plant selected by humans and bred for certain attributes in appearance or behavior that humans prefer. Cultivars have existed since the earliest days of agriculture. If a plant exhibits early, late or longer bloom time, bigger flowers or fruit, novel flower color, more compact growth, double flowers, different leaf color or shape, disease resistance, sterility or lack of pollen, someone will name it and put it into production, typically through some form of cloning to ensure the desired trait continues. Every year, the horticulture industry produces new cultivars, and cultivars of native plants are becoming more available.
You can recognize cultivars by their marketing tag names. For example, Coreopsis 'Full Moon' is a cultivar and a hybrid (cross between species). Cultivar species are often not listed. The tag name, 'Full Moon,' is probably more appealing than the common name, “Tickseed,” used for many native Coreopsis species (none of which attract ticks). Most cultivars come with little reliable documentation on origin or ecological impact.
The concern for pollinators, in particular, is driving some important new research on ecological function of cultivars. Studies have shown different colored and shaped flowers preventing butterflies from accessing nectar and foliage cultivated for red, blue or purple colors reducing the ability of insects to feed.
for its appearance and perceived medicinal values. It’s also a wide-ranging species in the U.S. with a very limited natural distribution in Florida. Will a cultivar originating in Ohio do well in Florida? Maybe, maybe not.
Some cultivars even produce less nectar for pollinators. As a result, many native plant advocates are recommending avoidance of cultivars. Renowned entomologist and native plant advocate Doug Tallamy says: “The proliferation of cultivars demonstrates the extent to which the nursery trade is still stuck on the idea of plants as enhanced decoration rather than as essential to wildlife ... always
Choose true native species whenever possible.
Ask for true natives whenever possible, even when not available. No demand, no supply.
When considering a cultivar, ask a lot of questions about how it differs from the true species and how its selected traits affect wildlife.
Choose cultivars of native species that originate in your region. FANN lists native cultivars that developed naturally within major ecoregions that encompass Florida.
request true native plants because there is only a market for cultivars if we buy them.” Sometimes cultivars of native species are available when straight or “true” native species are not. Some, but not all cultivars are problematic. There are cultivars providing ecological value. Cultivars arising naturally may be responding to an ecologically driven need. We don’t have all the answers
Use cultivars of native species only if you really need to. A good example might be aesthetic concerns in an area of your landscape visible to neighbors, particularly if you live in a managed community that emphasizes certain aesthetics and tightly controls landscaping.
If you’re involved in restoring a natural area, don’t choose cultivars. Use true native species.
If you have an opportunity to support ecologically oriented research in horticulture, do so. Contact FANN to find out how.
This North Florida wildflower garden designed by FANN member Larry Teague, Zamia Gardens, features Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, Blanketflower, Gaillardia pulchella, and Cutleaf Coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata. Cultivars of all these species are available. There are over 100 named cultivars of Echinacea alone. Echinacea is very popular
Photo by Larry Teague, Zamia Design
OF NATIVE PLANTS
and probably never will, as funding for horticultural research is limited. If you must choose between a native cultivar and a nonnative, choosing the native cultivar may be preferable for multiple reasons. But if you can use a true native instead of a cultivar, use it. If the plant is grown from seed, you’ll be
Florida native Blackeyed-Susans are reliable bloomers and do well in our sandy soils, full sun and humidity. Here, we see Florida native ecotype, Rudbeckia hirta var. floridana, a naturally occurring variety of Central and South Florida. Buy your Blackeyed Susans from reliable sources and get the variety that’s right for you—angustifolia for North Florida, floridana for Central and South. Blackeyed-Susans are very popular and not surprisingly, there are dozens of named cultivars sold in garden centers across the country. None of the currently available cultivars originate from Florida native plants. Many do not do well in our state.
doing your part to preserve genetic diversity.
[ED: Not all views expressed here may be agreed to by Jenny Welch, of whom FANN is a great fan. Jenny contributed an article which FANN has modified and shortened considerably.]
CONTRIBUTOR:
JENNY WELCH
FANN ON CULTIVARS
FANN will not list a cultivar as a Florida native plant (in FANN publications and websites), unless the selection arose naturally from a native species occurring within certain southern ecoregions. FANN will not promote as native a hybrid resulting from human intervention. FANN encourages its members to know the origin of their plants and provide consumers that information upon request. FANN encourages all buyers to ask questions and thereby encourage their supplier to offer answers.
FANN discourages use of the term “nativar” to refer to cultivars of native species.
Native Plants to use NOW
Starry Silphium Silphium asteriscus
Drought tolerant and long lived, Starry Silphium, Silphium asteriscus, is also known as Rosinweed, an unfortunate common name given the plant’s natural beauty. Botanical records show Starry Silphium occurring naturally in flatwoods, sandhills, and disturbed areas in the Panhandle and the western central peninsula south to Lee County. As a garden plant, it performs well throughout North and Central Florida. Plant it in average to moist soils, in full sun to part shade. If you choose to dead head Starry Silphium flowers, leave the leafy stems intact.
ASK FOR MORE: Florida has two native Silphium species, both of which have robust foliage and flowers. Silphium compositum, Bigleaf Silphium or Kidneyleaf Rosinweed, occurs in sandhills in the Panhandle and northern counties south to Pasco County. This species is exceptionally drought tolerant and, like its star sibling, has a long blooming season and abundant flowers. The robust basal foliage is very attractive and looks nothing like kidneys. Ask for it.
BUY LOCAL: Both Silphium species range wide beyond Florida’s borders. Be sure to get Florida native ecotype by purchasing your plants from a trusted source.
u Top pick for butterflies
u Long season bloomer (Spring-Fall)
u Perennial, dies back only if very cold
Above: Gulf fritillaries get their fill of nectar on Starry Silphium flowers in PEAR Park, Lake County.
Photo by Peg Urban
Far left: Starry Silphium flowers can reach 2½ inches in diameter, and are very attractive to butterflies and pollinators.
Photo by Christina Evans
Left: This 2-5' high flowering perennial blooms from spring to fall in full sun and light shade, average to moist sandy soils.
Photo by Spence Guerin
Below left: Basal foliage of Bigleaf Silphium, S. compositum
Photo by Nancy Bissett, The Natives
Native Plants to use NOW
Skyblue Clustervine Jacquemontia pentanthos
Skyblue Clustervine, Jacquemontia pentanthos, is a long-lived perennial vine can reach 12' in length. It will need support on a trellis or fence. A native of coastal hammocks in South Florida, it can be used in Central Florida, but is cold sensitive. The flowers provide nectar for some sphinx moths. Plant Skyblue Clustervine in full sun and well drained sandy soils.
u Abundant, showy blue flowers
u Winter-flowering
u For trellis, fence or groundcover
Jaquemontia pentanthos is beloved for its unusual blue-colored flowers, most abundant in the winter.
Photo by Jenny Evans
Skyblue Clustervine is spectacular in bloom on a fence or trellis, and can be combined with other native vines.
Photo by Fran Palmeri
Advancing the Next Generation for Native Plants
Research shows that landscape architects have the greatest influence on plant selection in urban landscapes. The foundation works with universities training future landscape architects to help students learn about native plants. We focus on providing students opportunities to get “real world” information based on practical experience with the plants. And through our partnerships with industry associations like FANN, students can network with industry professionals and gain exposure to future employers.
Native plants are a simple solution to address urgent problems of water supply and quantity, pollinators, climate resilience and the health of ecosystems that support our lives. With rapid urbanization of our planet, it’s essential to make many more native plants available and train professionals to grow, plant and maintain them.
Volunteer Bruce Turley, owner of a garden center and landscaping business, points out plant spacing issues in a design. Bruce’s decades of experience in maintaining landscapes enables him to pass on important information not generally available in textbooks.
Volunteer Larry Teague, landscape architect and small business owner, discusses a student’s design, as part of a “Pin Ups” event for landscape architecture students on campus at the University of Florida, College of Design, Construction and Planning.
Volunteer Jerry Fritz (orange shirt), retired tree farmer, talks with landscape architecture students scouting out the site for their competitive landscape design submittals.
YOU can make the difference, as does Wendel Martinkovic, pictured here with foundation staff on a visit to our office in Melbourne. A small organic grower of native plants and vegetables, Wendel understands the value of educating the public and the next generation of professionals.
“Where can I find the plants?”
“Everywhere I go, people ask me...and I have to say to them, ‘I do not know.’”
—Doug
Tallamy, scientist and author of national bestseller, Bringing
Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
“Who can I hire to do this?”
There are many potential career paths in the native plant industry. The foundation engages young people with all kinds of interests, including agriculture, environmental restoration, horticulture, sustainability, and landscape design.
Biology student and Iraq war veteran Daniel Hullett, with our Executive Director, Cammie Donaldson, who also works with FANN, our native plant industry partner in Florida. Daniel got our interest with an exotic removal/native plant restoration project he’s working on for his college. The foundation made it possible for Daniel to attend the conference of another industry partner, the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Cammie enjoyed introducing Daniel to several potential employers.
Growing plants is farming, a tough and risky business. The foundation partners with other nonprofits and academic institutions to develop programs that stimulate awareness and demand or provide education to emerging or future growers. We support horticulture students and emerging professionals with funding to participate in events where they can advance their skills and business networks.
Graduate student Carlee Steppe presented her research at an American Society of Horticulture Science conference in Washington, D.C., with assistance from the foundation. Carlee brought the two native plant species she worked on propagating to our partner FANN’s Native Plant Show, talked about her research and distributed seedling plants (all taken). These plants are very attractive and have potential in landscaping, but are not yet widely available. Carlee’s work can help bring the plants to market.
Native Plants to grow NOW
False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa
u Striking dark purple flowers with bright yellow-orange anthers
u Attracts pollinators and is a butterfly larval host plant
u Reportedly deer resistant
Amorpha fruticosa is a large, airy, loose shrub with fabulous spring-summer flower stems 2-5" long. A fast growing, deciduous perennial, it will lose its leaves in late fall in Central and North Florida, but may be evergreen in South Florida. It can reach 6-10 feet or more, so consider using it as an accent, specimen or maybe a seasonal screen or thicket where you have the space. Plant it in full sun to part shade. A native of wetland areas, False Indigo adapts remarkably well to drier urban landscapes once established. You can hand prune to shape it and cultivate the multi-branched habit. Leave the spent flowers to feed seeds to the birds. False Indigo attracts butterflies and pollinators, and is a host plant for the Silver Spotted Skipper and Southern Dogface butterflies.
This plant ranges widely across the U.S. Buy from a trusted source and ask for Florida native ecotype.
Southern Dogface butterfly, Zerene cesonia, nectaring on native Summer Farewell, Dalea pinnata. The caterpillar is green with black lines and the adult butterfly has pronounced, black edging on the upper wings, visible only in flight. This butterfly may be more common in natural areas.
False Indigo has attractive large flower spikes and feathery green foliage. Photo by Mary Keim
Photo by Mary Keim
Silver Spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus, one of our largest, most widespread and recognizable skippers. The caterpillar is bright yellow with a dark reddish brown head. Throughout peninsular Florida.
Photo by Mary Keim
Show your native plant pride and spark an educational conversation with a cute t-shirt or garden sign. FANN sells these and more online. The sassy Bee tee is back as well! Proceeds support our Plant Real Florida education campaign.
Visit PlantRealFlorida.org and click on the STORE tab in the main navigation menu. Or call our office, 321-271-4885
Native Plants to grow NOW
Cinnamon Bark
Canella winterana
u Smaller tree that fits in tight places
u Semi-showy flowers, fruit and foliage
u Pest resistant
This hardy tree of South Florida’s coastal hammocks is a great choice for tight spaces and small landscapes. Flowers appear off and on throughout the year, with peak blooming in spring through summer. Flowers provide nectar and the fruits and foliage provide birds with food and cover. Plant it in full sun to light shade and average soils. Branches to the ground but can be limbed up.
NATIVE LANDSCAPES
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Instead of “Dullsville” turf along the seawall, this landscape presents a healthier, casual, mixed native buffer planting with repeated patterns of Horizontal Cocoplum, Chrysobalanus icaco 'Horizontal,' Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens, and Muhlygrass, Muhlenbergia capillaris. Here and there, Dune Sunflower, Helianthus debilis, spills out. Larger shrubs like Sea Lavender, Heliotropium gnaphalodes, and Giant Leather Fern, Acrostichum danaefolium, are planted behind. Designed and installed by FANN member Clint Oster, General Landscaping Corporation.
Far left: A tropical evergreen tree with a narrow columnar form, Cinnamon Bark reaches 20-25' in height.
Left: Cinnamon Bark produces clusters of small red flowers, with green and purple buds, from spring through summer, followed by clusters of bright red fruits.
COME IN ALL STYLES
Photo by Jenny Evans
Photo by Jenny Evans
Please, Leave our Spanish Moss Alone
Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an air plant that coexists with trees, lodging in their canopy. The moss is not a parasite. It does not put down roots in the tree nor does it take nutrients from the tree. It gets all it needs from the sun, the rain, and the wind. There is no reason to remove the moss from trees. It is very lightweight, even if wet, and does not contribute to branch breakage. Its presence on a dead or dying tree cannot implicate it in the cause for decline. The moss will not interfere with a healthy tree’s chlorophyll production. Spanish Moss is harmless and very important to many creatures. It is, in effect, an ecosystem for the many insects and birds that use it. Even frogs will hide in the moss. If it falls on the ground, put it back or start a Spanish Moss pile. Some people use fallen moss as mulch. Do try to avoid handling it directly as Chiggers may be present.
Clockwise from top: Spanish Moss hangs from canopy trees like the Oaks, Magnolias, and Cypress trees and is a beloved symbol of the south; Female Northern Parula Warbler, Parula americana. In Florida, Spanish moss is critically important to the Northern Parula Warbler, which gleans insects and spiders from the moss and weaves its nest in the moss, high up in the tree canopy, in the spring; Black-winged Dahana moth, Dahana atripennis, found only in Florida and Georgia. Its caterpillar host plant is Spanish Moss. Caterpillars are a critical food source for the many resident and migratory birds that forage for food, particularly baby food, in the moss; White-eyed Vireo, Vireo griseus, foraging for insects and spiders in Spanish Moss. All photos below by Mary Keim.
PHOTO: Amanda, CCBY2.0
Native Plants to grow NOW
Turkey-tangle Fogfruit Phyla nodiflora
Turkey-tangle Fogfruit goes by a lot of common names, including Creeping Charlie, Matchweed, and, no surprise, “Frogfruit” instead of Fogfruit. In the right conditions—average to moist sandy soils and full sun to partial shade—it will form dense mats of green foliage, evergreen where there is no hard frost. The small purple and white flowers are abundant in spring through summer and very attractive to pollinators. Fogfruit is a host plant for three butterflies: Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent and White Peacock. It can be string-trimmed, if you must, but that removes the pollinator and host plant value. Do not attempt to mix Fogfruit with other plants. It prefers to form its own monoculture.
u Low-growing, lowmaintenance substitute for turf
u Host plant for three butterflies u Supports pollinators
Turkey-tangle fogfruit, planted one foot on centers to fill in quickly. This is the modern Florida front yard: not turf, all or mostly native plants.
Designed by FANN member Nicole Jones, Hort and Soul Landscape Design. Photo by by Nicole Jones
Butterflies, from left: Common Buckeye butterfly; Phaon Crescent; White Peacock butterfly.
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Local Chapters
Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
Preserving, conserving and restoring Florida’s native plants
The Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) is the state’s largest social network of Real Florida Gardeners, a great resource. Join FNPS and meet your neighbors who are going native! www.fnps.org
Meets: 7:30pm, 1st Thursdays except July-Aug, Rm 1024 King Life Science Bldg on FSU campus, off Stadium Drive north of Pensacola St and south of Call St.
Sea oats, coastal species, annual and perennial Florida ecotype wildflowers, grasses and upland shrubs.
Phone: 941-776-1605
Web: www.greenseasonsnursery.com
Email: seaoater@gmail.com
Mail-Order Natives
Hard-to-find native trees, shrubs, azaleas, grasses, perennials, ferns and palms. Mail order only.
Phone: 850-973-0585
Web: www.mailordernatives.com
Email: mailordernatives@gmail.com
PlantVine
Working to bring the largest inventory of native plants in a variety of sizes from the best nurseries. Ship only, no pickup. Phone: 888-361-9998
Web: www.plantvine.com
Email: info@plantvine.com
EARTH-FRIENDLY MULCH
E1. Fresh Mulch-Weed Recede
Disappearing mulch bags: think beyond plastic. Patented all in one weed barrier mulch bag system. Easier, nothing to throw away and meets the highest biodegradability standards.
Federal and state environmental assessments, consulting, research, restoration, survey, anagement, reporting and ecotourism services. State Certified Minority Business Enterprise and SFWMD Small Business Enterprise.
Phone: 772-678-6045, 561-339-1549 m
Email: ecologinc@bellsouth.net
Location: Stuart
E3. Lake and Wetland Management
Serving homeowner associations and municipalities since 1992 with algae/aquatic weed control, wetland/ upland preserve maintenance, erosion control, fountain & aeration installation and maintenance.
Phone: 877-693-9714, 561-735-3732, 561-719-7373 m
Email: stufischer@lakeandwetland.com
Web: www.lakeandwetland.com
Location: 9218 87th PL S, Boynton Beach
E4. Pro Native Consulting Botanist and expert in South Florida ecosystem restoration. Consulting on environmental compliance, use and propagation of native plants, and landscape consultation at Silent Native Nursery.
Programs and services for both indoor and outdoor water conservation including a Toilet Retrofit Rebate, Showerhead Exchange, Dog Waste Pickup and Florida-Friendly Yard education.
Phone: 321-567-3865
Email: maureen.phillips@titusville.com
Web:
www.titusville.com/Page.asp?NavID=1217
Location: 2836 Garden St, Titusville
R2. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC)
Statewide nonprofit focused on invasive exotic pest plant education, management, research and exchange of scientific, educational, and technical information. Publishes the list of invasive plant species.
Phone: 561-682-2782
Email: fleppc@gmail.com
Web: www.fleppc.org/ Location: Gainesville
R3. Florida Wildflower Foundation
Statewide nonprofit promoting conservation and use of Florida native wildflowers through planting, research and education programs. Annual Florida Wildflower Symposium and planting grants.
Phone: 407-622-1606
Web: www.flawildflowers.org
Location: 225 S Swoope Ave, Ste 110, Maitland
R4. Golden Rainbow Ranch
10-acre ranch & nonprofit ecotheraphy center reconnecting people with nature through on-farm experiences, nature exploration classes and sustainable garden consulting and networking. By appointment only.
Phone: 727-481-6002
Email: goldenrainbowranch@gmail.com
Web: www.goldenrainbowranch.org
Location: 14412 Snow Memorial Hwy, Brooksville
R5. People’s Alliance Supporting our Obligation to Posterity
Statewide nonprofit seeking to initiate and sustain serious dialogue regarding our constitutional obligation to protect the environment for future generations. We support native plant advocacy.
Phone: 352-615-7188
Email: eas@pasop.org
Web: www.pasop.org
Location: Punta Gorda
Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers
Brevard
1. Maple Street Natives
Open 9am-4pm Friday & Saturday. Growing over 150 species of pesticidefree Florida native ecotype wildflowers, including Milkweed, grasses, shrubs and trees from locally collected seed. Landscaping and consultation available from partner NatScape. Phone: 321-223-6147
Butterfly nectar and host plants and more great native plants. Landscape design and installation. See us 8am-Noon Saturdays, Oceanside Farmer’s Market in Vero Beach.
Phone: 321-626-7386
Email: nativebutterflyflowers@yahoo.com
Web: www.nativebutterflyflowers.com
Location: Mobile nursery based in Palm Bay.
Broward
3. Alexander Landscaping
Creative sustainable landscapes designed and installed for the past 30 years in Broward county. Native plant specialist. Call us for an appointment.
Phone: 954-472-5039, 954-868-8187 m
Email: alexfarm@comcast.net Web: www.alexfarm.com
Location: Flamingo Rd, Davie
4. Beds for Butterflies
Specializing in custom gardens for breeding and supporting a variety of butterflies in South Florida. We provide plants, caterpillars, education, gardening and rescues. Find us at area farmer’s markets.
Phone: 954-901-5880
Email: info@bedsforbutterflies.com
Web: https://www.facebook.com/bedsforbutterflies/
Location: Deerfield Beach
5. Jesse Durko’s Nursery
10-acre nursery and garden offering 100+ species of pesticide and fungicidefree native grasses, flowers, shrubs, palms and trees in addition to several hundred Florida-friendly tropical species as well as butterfly and hummingbird plants and perennial wildflower garden. Phone: 954-873-4563
Email: jessedurko@aol.com
Web: http://www.jessedurko.com/
Location: 5151 SW 70th Ave, Davie
Charlotte
6. All Native Garden Center & Plant Nursery
9:00am-3:00pm, Tuesdays and Fridays, or by appointment at the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Alligator Creek Location. Get your Florida native trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, grasses and groundcovers from a source you can trust!
Phone: 239-770-1799, 941-575-5435
Email: john@nolawn.com
Web: www.nolawn.com
Location: 10941 Burnt Store Rd, Punta Gorda
Citrus
7. Anson Nursery
Citrus County’s sustainable landscaping specialist and landscape nursery with species native to Florida, as well as non-natives offerings that have the proven characteristics needed for success.
Phone: 352-628-4554
Email: plants@ansonnursery.net
Web: www.ansonnursery.net
Location: 5296 W Homosassa Trail, Lecanto
Duval
8. Native and Uncommon Plants
North Florida native wildflowers, ferns, perennials, shrubs, and trees along with uncommon, rare, and unusual native species. Custom residential landscape design and installation for the discriminating homeowner. Encourage wildlife, eliminate pesticides, and reduce water.
Phone: 904-388-9851
Email: goingnativejax@gmail.com
Web:
www.nativeanduncommonplants.com
Location: 6511 Lou Dr S, Jacksonville
Gilchrist
9. Natural Treasures Farm & Nursery
Native and less common retail plant nursery by appointment only, please call. Landscape consultation, design and installation specializing in habitat gardens for pollinators and birds, as well as edible plants. Extensive plant list.
Phone: 352-225-1381, 352-225-1381
Email: naturaltreasuresfn@gmail.com
Web: facebook.com/natural.treasures.7
Location: 1002 SW 9th Ave, Trenton
Hernando
10. Hickory Hill Native Nursery
Find us at community events and festivals in Hernando County and surrounding region. Growing Florida native plants for 30 years. Send email for current plant availability or to find out if we can be at your community event. Limited hours and no walk-ins, thank you.
Phone: 352 -754-9701
Email: rickmhhnn@bellsouth.net
Location: Brooksville
Highlands
11. Griffin Trees
Fully grown Sabal Palms. Call us.
Contact: Sheri Griffin
Phone: 863-465-7702
Email: griffintrees@hotmail.com
Web: www.griffintrees.com
Location: 16500 S Jefferson Ave, Lake Placid
Indian River
12. DIGG Gardens
Boutique landscaping business that focuses on creating lagoon friendly landscaping designs and installations with native and Florida-friendly plants. Custom residential landscape planning, design, and installation. New landscapes and makeovers.
Phone: 772 360-2131
Email: digggardens@hotmail.com
Web: digggardens.com
Location: 7430 US Highway 1, Vero Beach
13. Native Butterfly Flowers
Butterfly nectar and host plants and more great native plants. Landscape design & installation. See us 8am-Noon Saturdays, Oceanside Farmer’s Market in Vero Beach.
Phone: 321-626-7386
Email:
nativebutterflyflowers@yahoo.com
Web: www.nativebutterflyflowers.com
Location: Mobile nursery based in Palm Bay.
Lake
14. Green Isle Gardens
Pesticide-free grower offering retail service 8-2 on Saturday, 9-4 TuesdayFriday. Largest selection of wildflowers and larval plants for birds, butterflies and other wildlife and upland habitat restoration, including rare flatwoods and sandhill species. Contract growing. Phone: 407-948-8980, 321-436-4932 m
Email: gignatives@gmail.com
Web: www.greenislegardens.com
Location: 11303 Hwy 33, Groveland
Lee
15. All Native Garden Center & Plant Nursery
Over 200 species of native plants including butterfly plants, ground covers, wildflowers, vines, shrubs, trees, palms and aquatics. Landscape design, installation, and maintenance. Your green team for the greater Fort Myers-Cape Coral region.
Phone: 239-939-9663, 239-671-9663
Email: joaquin@nolawn.com
Web: www.nolawn.com
Location: 300 Center Rd, Fort Myers
16. Good Roots Nursery
Specializing in Florida native trees, shrubs, grasses, & groundcovers as well as assorted Florida Friendly plants. Pottery, succulents, citrus & fruit trees, and flowers. Open M-F 8a-4p (Be advised, we will incorporate weekends soon).
Phone: 863 494-9737
Email: chrisholly@sandhillgrowers.com
Location: 17660 Corkscrew Rd, Estero
17. R. S. Walsh Landscaping-In The Garden
Tropical Garden Pathways showcase sample gardens and garden features. Bountiful plant nursery with lots of native plants and trees to choose from, including various types of Thrinax and other specimen native palms.
Phone: 239-395-5859, 239-980-1205
Email: jeremy@rswalsh.com
Web: www.rswalsh.com
Location: 3889 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, Sanibel
18. SCCF Native Landscapes & Garden Center
100-150 species of native flowers, shrubs, and trees, many grown from local seed sources. We educate homeowners about the benefits of native plants, and encourage the use of alternative pest control methods. Landscape design and installation services for island residents. Phone: 239-472-1932
Email: jevans@sccf.org
Web: www.sccf.org
Location: 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel
Leon
19. Native Nurseries of Tallahassee
Specializing in native plants, plantings for wildlife, Florida friendly annuals, perennials and landscape plants, organic gardening supplies and locally grown, organic herbs and vegetables. Unique nature gift shop and wild bird store. Mon - Sat 8am- 6pm.
Phone: 850-386-8882
Email: admin@nativenurseries.com
Web: www.nativenurseries.com
Location: 1661 Centerville RD, Tallahassee
Manatee
20. Sweet Bay Nursery
Huge selection of hard-to-find Florida native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses. Decades of experience with native landscape design & installation. We know what works. Please call for retail hours or check our website.
Phone: 941-776-0501
Email: sweetbaynursery@gmail.com
Web: sweetbaynursery.com
Location: 10824 Erie Rd, Parrish
Marion
21. Creative Garden Structures
Small garden store with demonstration garden open 9-5, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or by appointment. We build and sell bird houses, bat houses, solitary bee nest boxes, rain barrels and pine straw mulch. Sustainable habitat specialists.
Phone: 352-537-5449
Email: thinkhabitat61@gmail.com
Web: www.creativegardenstructures.com
Location: 15620 SE 150th Ave, Weirsdale
Miami-Dade
22. Casey’s Corner Nursery & Landscaping
Hours: 7am-3:30pm Mon-Sat but please call first. We may be at a plant show. Huge variety including common and unusual flowering and fruiting native trees and shrubs, aquatics, mangroves, wildflowers, grasses and more for birds and butterflies.
Nonprofit native plant nursery with monthly plant sale, 10am-Noon, third Saturday of the month. Members receive a 15% discount. Disabled persons will be accommodated. We’re the only frost-free natural conservaton habitat botanical garden in the continental U.S.
Phone: 305-296-1504
Email: info@keywest.garden
Web: www.kwbgs.org
Location: 5210 College Rd, Key West
Nassau
24. Reflections of Nature Landscape Nursery
Design/ build environmentally sensible, sustainable landscapes. 21 years of experience with native and Floridafriendly plants. Expertise in green roofs, living walls and floating islands; see our other website: biotecturefl.com.
Visit our design center 9am-2pm MonThurs or by appt.
Phone: 904-887-8266, 904-887-8266, 904-491-8684 m
Email: rnlnursery@comcast.net
Web: www.rnlnursery.com
Location: 95740 Arbor Lane, Fernandina Beach
Orange
25. Green Images Native Landscape Plants
Retail on Wednesday & Saturdaycall Jim for hours. Native plants for all Florida and Coastal Plain, urban and residential, green/sustainable landscapes. Contract growing. Over 31 years of hands-on experience provides our clients unparalleled sustainable landscape designs.
Phone: 407-568-1333, 407-579-6887
Email: greenimage@aol.com
Web: www.greenimagesnursery.com
Location: 1333 Taylor Creek Rd, Christmas
Palm Beach
26. Amelia’s SmartyPlants
Full-service 2-acre garden center with huge collection of top quality plants includng many native plants. Open every day except Monday.
Phone: 561-540-6296
Email: marta@ameliscapes.com
Web: www.amelias-smartyplants.com
Location: 1515 N Dixie HWY, Lake Worth
27. Indian Trails Native Nursery
10-acre native nursery, over 60 species of native trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers, vines and ground covers. We design, deliver & install.
Hours: Mon-Sat 8:00am-4:00pm. Please call ahead as we may be out on a consultation or project.
Licensed, insured & certified.
Phone: 561-641-9488
Email: injntrails@aol.com
Web: http://www.IndianTrails.vpweb.com
Location: 6315 Park LN W, Lake Worth
28. Meadow Beauty Nursery
Lots of butterfly and wildlife attracting native plants. Retail hours are Saturdays 8am-Noon and by appointment. Decades of experience with native plants. Call anytime for availability.
Phone: 561-601-9673
Email: clwillow@comcast.net
Web: www.meadowbeautynursery.com
Location: 5782 Ranches RD, Lake Worth
29. Native Choice
Sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Specializing in diverse selection of native plants from the Southeast Florida region. We cater to homeowners who want to bring nature into their landscapes by providing the proper plants for their specific locations.
Phone: 561-843-1192, 561-756-4370
Email: jeffrem@bellsouth.net
Web: www.nativechoicenursery.com
Location: 7401 Tropical World Way, Boynton Beach
Pinellas
30. Six Oaks Wellness Apothecary
Retail nursery and wellness apothecary offering medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, orchids, aloes, and many native plants.
Phone: 727-501-1700
Email: cvzinober@gmail.com
Web: sixoakswellness.com
Location: 607 1st Ave SW, Largo
31. Twigs & Leaves
Open 10am-3pm daily except Tuesdays. Commercial/Residential Landscape design, consultation and installation available. Maintenance service throughout the Tampa Bay area for over 15 years. Organic gardening supplies and ecologically sustainable plant material.
Phone: 727-822-5400
Fax: 727-822-5400
Email: twigsnleavessp@gmail.com
Web: www.twigsnleaves.com
Location: 2253 1st Ave S, St Petersburg
32. Wilcox Nursery and Landscape
Pinellas County’s oldest, continuously operating full service garden center and the county’s largest variety of Florida native plants. Organic gardening supplies, wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. Local consulting and landscape design. Phone: 727-595-2073, 727-235-5419 m
Email: Wilcox12501@gmail.com
Web: www.wilcoxnursery.com
Location: 12501 Indian Rocks Rd, Largo Polk
33. The Natives
Retail by appointment please. Over 190 native species of grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees for uplands and wetlands. Restoration consulting services also available. 33 years of experience in native plant restoration and landscape. Phone: 863-422-6664
Email: natives@gate.net
Web: www.thenatives.net
Location: 2929 JB Carter Rd, Davenport
34. The Nectary
Find us at the Downtown Lakeland Farmers Curb Market and follow us on social media and our website for updates on our permanent retail location. Your local resource for an ever-expanding variety of native butterfly plants, wildflowers, vines, shrubs, and ground covers.
Phone: 407-416-7519
Email: thenectarylkld@gmail.com
Web: www.thenectarylkld.com
Location: Lakeland
Putnam
35. Chiappini Farm Native Nursery
30+ acres with over 170 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers for Central and North Florida. 100% native, pesticide free. Self serve! We are a wholesale nursery providing retail sales as a service to the native plant loving public. 25+ years experience.
Phone: 352-475-5413
Web: chiappinifarm.com
Location: 150 Chiappini Farm Rd, Hawthorne
Sarasota
36. Florida Native Plants Nursery & Landscaping
Over 100 native species of trees, shrubs, grasses, groundcovers, vines and wildflowers. Open 10am-4pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Complete landscaping service for coastal to inland sites. Restoration and mitigation. 30+ years experience.
Phone: 941-322-1915
Email: info@floridanativeplants.com
Web: www.floridanativeplants.com
Location: 730 Myakka Rd, Sarasota St Johns
37. Southern Horticulture
Beautiful and unique family-owned fullservice garden center with large selection of natives, perennials, trees and coastal plants. Organic fertilizers and alternative pest controls. Landscape design and i nstallation services. Since 1979. Phone: 904-471-0440
Email: soho@bellsouth.net
Web: www.southernhorticultureflorida.com
Location: 1690 A1A S, St Augustine
Sumter
38. Shady Oaks Gather All Native plants—trees, shrubs, grasses, palms, butterfly host and nectar plants, plus native wildflowers. Hours: Fri-Mon, 9:30-5:30. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Phone: 352-793-4253
Email: shadyoaksgatherall@gmail.com
Web: www.shadyoaksgatherall.com
Location: 665 N US 301, Sumterville
39. Wendel’s Farm & Nursery
Native plants, organic fertilizers and other products, environmental landscape consulting. Certified arborist. By appointment only please.
Expanding selection of more than 75 Florida native plant species, with a special focus on coastal north-central Florida. We invite special requests. Renowned for our selection of plants, pottery and personality, which draws customers from a wide area.
Phone: 386-428-7298
Email: lindleysgarden@msn.com
Web: www.LindleysGardenCenter.com
Location: 1232 Canal ST
New Smyrna Beach
41. The Arboretum
Volusia’s largest selection of native plants. From groundcovers up to trees, we are constantly increasing our native plant selections, with many butterfly and hummingbird friendly plants. Pine straw always available.
Phone: 386-673-7800
Email: myarboretum@yahoo.com
Web: facebook.com/The-Arboretum281423091894929/
Location: 3065 W State Road 40, Ormond Beach
Walton
42. 7 Pines Native Plant Nursery
Specializing in Florida native flowering species, native ecotype wildflower seeds and old Florida garden favorites. Onsite Native Plant and Wildflower programs by appointment for groups of 15 or more.
Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10:00-4:00 or by appointment.
Phone: 850-830-8996
Email:
Wildflowersmatter@7pinesranch.com
Web: facebook.com/7PinesNativePlantNursery/
Location: 2365 County Highway 192
Defuniak Springs
Landscaping Design, Install and
Maintenance professionals
Alachua
L1. Landscape Design Associates
We can provide you with plans for your home landscape that give you exactly the environment you want to live in. Once you have a plan, you can either have us install it or do it yourself at your pace and budget.
Phone: 352-210-5765
Email: smarcks@landscapeda.com
Web: www.landscapeda.com
Location: 25110 NW 182nd Ave, High Springs
L2. Zamia Design Landscape Architecture
Design/build attractive and socially responsible yards and gardens plus creative designs for patios, garden walls, pool deck restorations and other garden elements. We all installation and follow-up maintenance.
Phone: 352-373-8220
Email: lteague@zamiadesign.com
Web: www.zamiadesign.com
Location: Gainesville
Brevard
L3. Change of Greenery
We design and install sustainable lagoon-friendly and Florida-friendly landscapes for customers throughout Brevard County. We specialize in the use of Florida native plants and edibles. Phone: 321-536-0655
Email: changeofgreeneryfl@gmail.com
Web: changeofgreenery.org/
Location: Melbourne
L4. Go Native Landscaping
Organic landscapes that are truly lagoon friendly, absorbing and filtering runoff instead of contributing to it. Landscape consultation and site visits, design, delivery and installation, monthly maintenance.
Phone: 321-795-3111
Email: gonativelandscaping@icloud.com
Web: gonativelandscaping.com
Location: Melbourne Beach
L5. Native Butterfly Flowers
Serving Brevard and Indian River County. We consult and design and install butterfly, pollinator and other specialty native plant gardens and landscapes.
Phone: 321-626-7386
Email: nativebutterflyflowers@yahoo.com
Web: www.nativebutterflyflowers.com/
Location: Based in Palm Bay
Broward
L6. Green Thumb
Residential landscape design, installation & maintenance services, consulting and gardening training, from South Palm Beach to North Miami-Dade Counties.
Specializing in native plants.
Phone: 954-558-6359, 954-558-6359 m
Email: dragnfli@bellsouth.net
Web: www.greenthumbinc.com
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Collier
L7. Everglades Native Designs
Landscape consulting, design and installation focused on the use of native plants. 35 years of experience, fully licensed and insured. Serving Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers & more.
Phone: 239-300-8115
Email: ERYKSJ@gmail.com
Web: www.evergladesnativedesigns.com
Location: Naples
Duval
L8. Native and Uncommon Plants
Custom residential landscape design and installation for the discriminating homeowner, emphasizing the use of native plants to encourage wildlife, eliminate pesticides, and reduce water.
Phone: 904-388-9851
Email: goingnativejax@gmail.com
Web: nativeanduncommonplants.com
Location: Jacksonville
Hillsborough
L9. Springer Environmental Services
Restoring Florida one yard at a time. Native landscaping and maintenance experts. We sell pine straw mulch.
Phone: 813-659-0370
Fax: 813-659-1985
Email: info@springerenvironmental.com
Web: www.springerenvironmental.com
Location: 5926 US Hwy 92 W, Plant City
Indian River
L10. Native Butterfly Flowers
Serving Brevard and Indian River County. We consult and design and install butterfly, pollinator and other specialty native plant gardens and landscapes.
Phone: 321-626-7386
Email: nativebutterflyflowers@yahoo.com
Web: www.nativebutterflyflowers.com/
Location: Based in Palm Bay
Lake
L11. Green Isle Gardens
Sustainable landscape design, installation and maintenance services for private residences and commercial businesses in Lake County and beyond. Habitat designers supported by extensive landscape nursery with huge diversity of native species. Phone: 407-948-8980, 321-436-4932 m
Email: gignatives@gmail.com
Web: www.greenislegardens.com
Location: 11303 Hwy 33, Groveland
Martin
L12. Jenkins Landscape Company
Landscape installation and maintenance, irrigation installation and maintenance, tree trimming, pest control and fertilization. Certified staff can help you anytime with free site-evaluation and quote.
Phone: 772-546-2861
Email: Info@Jenkinslandscape.com
Web: www.JenkinsLandscape.com
Location: 12260 SE Dixie HWY, Hobe Sound
Miami-Dade
L13. The Butterfly Gardeners
Full-service, certified landscape design, installation and maintenance using South Florida native plants. 25+ years of experience. Licensed and insured in Miami-Dade County, Coral Gables, Pinecrest and Doral. Phone: 305 807-5296
Email: breyabreu@hotmail.com
Location: Homestead
Orange
L14. Andrea England Landscapes
Naturalistic landscape design and installation management. Specializing in native habitat, xeriscape, and meadow style landscapes. Installation oversight and ongoing management coaching services available.
Phone: 321-287-0255
Email: andreaiengland@gmail.com
Web: www.myfloridameadow.com
Location: Ocoee
L15. Green Images Native Landscape Plants
Garden and sustainable landscape design supported by over 35 years of native landscape experience + native plant nursery. Native plant industry pioneer. Please call to schedule an appointment or consultation.
Phone: 407-568-1333, 407-579-6887
Email: greenimage@aol.com
Web: www.greenimagesnursery.com
Location: 1333 Taylor Creek Rd, Christmas
L16. Grounded Solutions
Ecological landscape consulting and design firm grounded in environmental science and horticulture. We offer modern design, sustainability and connection with your natural environment.
Phone: 352-219-5381
Email: groundedsolution@gmail.com
Web: www.groundedsol.com
Location: Orlando
L17. NFC Landscape Architects
Expert knowledge of ecology with over 26 years of experience designing and constructing landscapes with native plants to promote conservation of natural resources, biodiversity, and enhanced quality of life.
Phone: 321-388-4781
Email: kveaudry@nfclandscape.com
Web: www.nfclandscape.com
Location: Orlando
Palm Beach
L18. Garden Couture
Full-service landscape firm serving Palm Beach.
Phone: 561-662-1114
Email: shawna@gardencouture.net
Web: http://garden-couture.net/palmbeach/
Location: Palm Beach
L19. General Landscaping Corporation
We like native plants and we love to combine them with edibles for great sustainable landscapes. Registered landscape architect and longtime advocate for using native plants and Florida-friendly principles. Phone: 561 994-3755
Email: generalland@bellsouth.net
Location: Boca Raton
L20. Lopez Group
High end residential design and installation using Florida native plants. Phone: 561-687-0770, 561-514-8813
Email: office@lopezgroupinc.com
Web: www.LopezGroupofPalmBeach.com
Location: 5612 S Dixie Hwy, STE 101, West Palm Beach
L21. Neglected Plants
Consulting for sustainable native landscape restoration and maintenance. South Florida native plant expert with 15 years of experience in local restoration projects.
Phone: 561-767-6554
Email: neglectedplants18@gmail.com
Location: Lake Worth
Pinellas
L22. About Native Yards
Specializing in native garden construction, native landscape installation and maintenance and tree care. Let’s plant for the future.
Phone: 727 307-4557
Email: aboutnativeyards@gmail.com
Location: Palm Harbor
L23. Hort and Soul
Professional, affordable landscape designs custom created with the homeowner in mind. Freelance design company not affiliated with any one contractor or supplier. We have your best interest in mind.
Consulting and design services including irrigation audits, water conservation, soil amendment sales, living walls, wildlife-friendly landscape lighting and
pondless water features. EPA WaterSense pro.
Phone: 727 272-0344
Email: richmillerlandscape@gmail.com
Web: www.richmillerlighting.com
Location: Largo
L25. Stoneshovel Designs
Consulting, design and installation of fine native landscapes. 20+ years of experience with residential/commercial landscape, masonry and sculptural stoneworks. Meadow design, rain gardens, tree plantings.
Phone: 205-901-8600
Email: arnoldrutkis@gmail.com
Web: www.stoneshovel.com
Location: St. Petersburg
L26. Wilcox Nursery and Landscape
Experienced landscape design and installation service that is creative, functional, and friendly to the ecosystem. We make sure every project delivers an enhancement to our natural Florida heritage.
Phone: 727-219-9549
Email: Wilcox12501@gmail.com
Web: www.wilcoxnursery.com/
Location: 12501 Indian Rocks Rd, Largo
Sarasota
L27. AAL by Frank Gabry
Estate style landscapes based on the principles of sustainability.
Phone: 941-966-5009
Email: aal12@verizon.net
Web: www.estatestyle1.net
Location: Osprey
L28. Bloomin’ Crazy Interior/exterior plant care and personal gardening for business & residential accounts in Sarasota/Manatee Counties. Wildlife friendly landscapes, container gardens, consulting, design and installation. Phone: 941-536-6687
L29. Find Your Inner Dirt Design, consult, install, maintain and Garden Coach too! Flowing master concept plans, therapeutic, serenity themes, waterfront or demonstration
gardens with native and Florida-friendly plants since 1989.
Phone: 904-615-3952, 904-615-3952 m
Email: Jill@FindYourInnerDirt.com
Web: FindYourInnerDirt.com
Location: St. Augustine
L30. Native Plant Consulting
Creation, redesign and maintenance of sustainable, wildlife-friendly Florida landscapes. Serving St. Augustine and surrounding areas. Visit our website for hours, services, programs and events. Phone: 904-671-2880
Email: renee@nativeplantconsulting.com
Web: www.nativeplantconsulting.com
Location: St. Augustine
L31. The Elegant Garden
Landscape architect with over 20 years of design/build experience. Perennials, edible flowers and easy herbs, and landscapes that are alive with birds, butterflies and healthy edibles.
Low Care-High Color!
Phone: 904-616-7575
Email: Kelly@theElegantGarden.com
Web: www.theelegantgarden.com
Location: St John’s
Florida Flame Azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, in peak bloom in its natural habitat in north Florida. Photo by Eleanor Dietrich
