Creating Florida-Friendly Communities April 2010
Welcome to the Creating Florida-Friendly Communities newsletter. The newsletter is targeted toward builders and developers, landscape architects, community associations, landscape maintenance professionals, and environmental professionals. The newsletters will feature success stories about water-saving communities and new and existing communities that take steps to protect water quality, and provide “how to “ information on becoming Florida-Friendly. Please forward to colleagues who may be interested in subscribing. Email Kathy Malone, Builder & Developer coordinator, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, with story tips and comments at kmalon@ufl.edu (no “e” after malone). Subscribe below.
Beachside community saves significant funds in major retrofit by using Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles
Ocean Hammock
Ocean Hammock, a 1,000-acre beachside gated community in Flagler County, saved thousands of dollars through a common-sense, hands-on approach in a major landscape retrofit during the last four years, and credits the University of Florida/IFAS Master Gardener program as a major catalyst for its improvements.
The community is saving $50,000 a year on annuals and they reduced the cost of the retrofit by $135,000.
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One landscape architect's experience with Florida-Friendly design
Landscape architect Danny Rogers, Foster Conant and Associates, runs through the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ checklist in his mind whenever he works on a project now...
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News from the Progam for Resource Efficient Communities
Planning a climate- or energy-related educational event? The UF Program for Resource Efficient Communities and the Florida Energy Systems Consortium can help you promote it...
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ for Landscape Architects
Attention landscape architects...
You can use the concepts from the CEU modules on Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in your designs right away (click on "More" below)! If you are interested in the CEU course we teach on this, please let us know. If we have enough demand, we may schedule regional classes. The class includes a hands-on, "make and take" exercise in Florida-Friendly Landscape design....please email kmalon@ufl.edu if you are interested.
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New Recognition Checklist for Homeowners
How Florida-Friendly is your yard? Find out here.
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