Features
04 Native Plant Landscaping in Managed Communities
08 Improving Community Ponds with Native Plants
12 Follow Florida’s Native Plant Leaders
15 How to Comfort Uneasy Neighbors with
Easy-to-Read Landscapes
17 Meeting the Need for Sustainability with Native Plants
24 Buffie, the Butterfly Gardener
Real Florida Resources
24 Florida Native Plant Society
26 Real Florida Resources
26 Online & Mail Order Sources
26 Earth Friendly Mulch
26 Call Before You Dig
26 Environmental Services
27 Retail Nurseries & Garden Centers
29 Landscape Professionals
ABOUT THIS GUIDE: This annual publication is a quick introduction to Florida native plants and the benefits
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From turf to installed plants to sustainable
landscape. No matter where you live, you
can begin to preserve and restore Real
Florida with native plants. With this guide,
you can find the plants and professional
help you need to get started where you
live or work. You can do a little or a lot,
outsource it all or DIY. But get started.
As we urbanize our state and planet,
property owners everywhere need to
assume individual responsibility for preserving
Real Florida. Native plants are a
simple solution that everyone can adopt
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Advertiser Index
Wilcox Nursery............................................Inside front cover
Green Isle Gardens ....................................................................6
Springer Environmental .........................................................10
All Native Garden Center..................................................11, 18
Sweet Bay Nursery ..................................................................12
Florida Native Wildflowers....................................................13
Florida Native Plants Nursery ..............................................14
Florida Wildflower Seed.........................................................15
Green Seasons Nursery..........................................................18
The Natives ...............................................................................19
Indian Trails Native Nursery .................................................19
Titusville Water Conservation Program............................19
Green Thumb Inc. .....................................................................21
Lindley’s Nursery and Garden Center................................21
Green Images Nursery ............................................................21
Reflections of nature Design Center ..................................21
University Press of Florida.....................................................21
Bloomin’ Crazy..........................................................................22
Native Nurseries ......................................................................22
FNPS Tarflower Chapter .......................................................22
Native Butterfly Flowers ......................................................22
Alexander Landscaping & Plant Farm ..............................23
FNPS Contradina Chapter....................................................23
Wildflowers, Naturally! ..........................................................23
FNPS Serenoa Chapter..........................................................25
FNPS Coccoloba Chapter .....................................................25
Chiappini Farm Native Nursery ..........................................30
FNPS Villages Chapter .........................................................30
Detail Divas Landscape Gardeners ...................................30
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