a Florida-Friendly Landscape

1
a Florida-Friendly Landscape
http//edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep396
Adopting
University of Florida Fall 2009
2
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape

• Advantages of phased-in installation
• Step-by-step process over
• several weeks, months, or years
• Minimizes landscape disturbance

Less intimidating to client Spreads effort over
time
3
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape

• Before
• Development Landscape

4
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape

• After
• Florida-Friendly Landscape

5
Phase I Step 1 Develop a Master Plan

• Conduct a site inventory and analysis
• Select plants
• Draw plant beds and plants

6
Phase I Step 1Develop a Master Plan

• A Lawn panel
• B Functional lawn areas
• C Paths and small
• buildings
• D Focal points
• E Energy efficiency
• F Screens and buffers
• G AC unit and utilities
• H Work and trash area
• I Entry
• J Wildlife area
• K Playhouse
• L Garden shed and
• compost bin
• M Cisterns or rain barrels

7
Phase II Step 2Remove sod for new hardscape and
trees

• Remove sod for new hardscape and new plant beds
  for trees
• Correct any drainage problems
• Install new irrigation or re-fit existing system

New mulch area for trees
8
Phase II Step 3Install new hardscape

• Porous pavers allow stormwater drainage

New hardscape features
9
Phase II Step 4Install trees and mulch

• Locate to
• Screen views
• Shade house on south,
• east and west sides
• Shade AC unit
• Locate (A) cisterns or rain barrels under
  downspouts
• Avoid volcano mulching

New trees in mulch bed
10
Phase III Step 5Install Plant bed 1

• Choose location for first bed
• Remove portion of sod
• Test soil amend if necessary
• Relocate plants add new
• Use microirrigation in plant beds

Front yard
11
Phase III Step 6Install Plant bed 2

• Options for placement
• Plant beds 2 and 3 are optional depending on
  amount of sod desired
• Plant contiguous to bed 1 for finished look
• Consider mature size of trees and shade near bed 2

Side yard
12
Phase III Step 7Install Plant bed 3

• Backyard corner chosen for final bed
• Check for irrigation zone compatibility

Back yard
13
Landscape Design Resourceswww.FloridaYards.org
14
Landscape Design Resources www.FloridaYards.org
15
Landscape Design Resources www.FloridaYards.org
16
Landscape Design Resources www.FloridaYards.org
17
Landscape Design Resources www.FloridaYards.org
18
Landscape Design Resources http//hort.ifas.ufl.
edu/woody/index.shtml
19
Landscape Design Resources http//orb.at.ufl.edu
/FloridaTrees/index.html
20
Maintenance!
21
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape

• University of Florida
• Credit Dr. Gail Hansen, MS, MLA, PhD
• Thanks also to
• Kathy Malone, M. Ed.
• Brian Niemann, BLA