Florida-Friendly Online Education
The online workshops provided below are designed to help you learn more about the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Each online workshop consists of a narrated slide show followed by an evaluation. Please follow the link to the evaluation after you take the workshop so that we can better serve the citizens of Polk County. The Power Point presentations are in pdf format (get Adobe Acrobat Reader here).
Online Workshops
Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Helpful handouts: Landscape Elements for a Florida-Friendly Yard
FAQs About Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape
Florida-Friendly Yards
Helpful handouts: Checklist of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Practices
Landscape Design: Ten Important Things to Consider
Rain Barrels
Helpful handouts: Rain Barrel Guide
Landscaping to Attract Butterflies
Helpful handouts: Butterfly Gardening in Florida
Butterfly Gardening in Central Florida
Florida Butterflies
Florida Butterflies
Composting
Helpful handouts: Compost Tips for the Home Gardener
Construction of Home Compost Units
Landscaping with Native Plants
Helpful handouts: Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes
Native Wilflowers: Mimosa strigillosa
Invasive Plants
Power Point Presentations
Introduction to the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program
Control Yard Pests Responsibly
Coping with Drought in the Landscape
