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Film crew captures popular “Real Florida” entertainer Chad Crawford (blue shirt) talking with Steve
Turnipseed, president of The Villages Chapter FNPS and a leader in successful introduction of native
plants in homeowner associations. The foundation sponsored the first all-native episode of a new TV
series, Flip My Florida Yard, produced and directed by Emmy award-winning Chad Crawford, perhaps
best known for the HowtodoFlorida series. Chad’s new show promotes water conservation through better
plant choices and landscape design. Our episode featured a landscape in The Villages. The engaging format
excites viewers and resulted in several inquiries to Florida native nurseries and landscape businesses.
Landscape architecture students Ross West and Alexis Boenker
with Professor Mike Volk. The foundation sponsored this team
from the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation
to develop a native landscape design for the Bradenton Area
Convention Center, a high visibility public
property in Parrish, Florida. The team’s
final plan will be presented to professionals
and the public at the Native Plant
Show, an event hosted by the Florida
Association of Native Nurseries. The foundation hopes to raise
funding for installation in 2019 and see the landscape used for
future education.
To find out more and donate: www.NativePlantHort.org
Native Plant Horticulture Foundation 1900 S Harbor City Blvd, Ste 229 Melbourne FL 32901
The Native Plant Horticulture Foundation helps young people immerse themselves in the native plant
movement by involving them in special events and programs, providing professional and informal education
opportunities, and connecting them with valuable professional contacts. Left to right: Wayne Baker,
emerging horticulture professional; Shannon Collins, botany student; Ivy Henderson, landscape architecture
student; Gabe Campbell, horticulture student; Zach Zeller, sustainability student; Amanda Morgan,
emerging horticulture professional; and Crystal Conner, horticulture student.
“Everywhere I go,
people ask me:
‘Who can I hire to do this?’
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
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