Sustainable Living:
Lawn & Garden
This page features information on composting, organic gardening and lawn care, landscaping for wildlife, and other topics.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Community Environmental Education--Program for Resource Efficient Communities
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- IPM Florida
- Living Green
- Program for Resource Efficient Communities
- Office of Sustainability
- School Gardens
UF/IFAS Publications
- Composting
- Converting Yard Wastes into Landscape Assets
- Coping with Deer Damage in Florida
- Energy Conservation--LivingGreen TV Episode
- Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Handbook
- Enviroscaping
- Fertilize Appropriately
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- A Guide to Selecting Existing Vegetation for Low-energy Landscapes
- Improving, Restoring, and Managing Natural Resources in Florida: Sources of Technical Assistance for Urban Homeowners
- Invasive Exotics--LivingGreen TV Episode
- Landscape Design for Water Conservation
- Landscapes and Drought
- Landscaping for a Florida Yard
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- Landscaping for Wildlife--LivingGreen TV Episode
- Lawns and Drought
- Manage Yard Pests Responsibly
- Managing Your Florida Lawn Under Drought Conditions
- Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes
- Organic Gardening
- Organic Lawn Care
- Protect Biodiversity
- Protect the Waterfront
- Recycle Yard Waste
- Reduce Stormwater Runoff
- Renewable Energy--LivingGreen TV Episode
- Residential Sprinkler Systems
Other Sites & Publications
- Attracting Wildlife--UGA
- Creating an Environmentally Responsible Landscape--Clemson University (pdf)
- Florida-friendly Yards--Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Organic Pesticides and Biopesticides--Clemson University
- Pollution Prevention Management Measure--EPA
- Sustainable Landscape Management Series--Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Return to Sustainable Living or to Lawn & Garden
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Center for Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO)
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Geoplan
- Office of Sustainability
- Program for Resource Efficient Communities
- School of Forest Resources and Conservation
- School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Virtual Field Day
UF/IFAS Publications
- Comprehensive Conservation Planning
- Mosquito Control Impoundments
- The Role of Flow in the Everglades Landscape
- Saving Energy
- Weed Control in Florida Ponds
State & Federal Agencies
- Fish and Wildlife Research Institute--Florida FWC
- Florida DEP
- Florida Ecosystems--U.S. FWS
- SOFIA (South Florida Restoration)--USGS
- USDA Forest Service
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- USGS
