Photos - Polk County's Florida-Friendly Yards
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Recycled mulch, Florida-Friendly plants, and plants that provide for wildlife are used in this garden.
At the Polk County Extension Service you can come and visit the Demonstration Gardens and view all nine Florida-Friendly principles in the landscape.
Provide for wildlife in many different ways! Attract butterflies with nectar producing plants, provide shelter with evergreen plants and vines and attract beneficial insects instead of using insecticides.
Right plant, right place. This landscape is low maintenance and colorful year-round. The homeowner has designed the front yard using appropriate plants for the site.
This landscape is full of Florida-Friendly plants. It is colorful year-round and provides a great habitat for birds and butterflies.
Drought tolerant native plants (Beach Sunflower, Liatris) make this landscape low maintenance. A mulched path reduces stormwater runoff, and no irrigation is used.
