Educational Services
The
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods and UF Extension provide a broad range
of educational support for professionals who plan to create and maintain
Florida-friendly landscapes. FYN currently provides support for the
following professionals*:
- Builders and Developers
- Landscape Architects
- Landscape and Irrigation Contractors
- Landscape Maintenance Professional
* Services vary by county. Contact your local county extension office or the state FYN office for more information.
- Low-Impact Development CEUs
- Review of plans and as-built landscape and irrigation systems and plant lists to assist in compliance with local regulations and Florida-friendly principles
- On-site consultations from pre-construction to site planning to post-construction
- Model Florida-Friendly Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs)
- New homeowner welcome packets for builder closing
- Educational workshops for new homeowners and homeowner associations
- Landscape Architecture CEUs
- Review of plans and as-built landscape and irrigation systems and plant lists to assist in compliance with local regulations and Florida-friendly principles
Landscape and Irrigation Contractors
- Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Contractors (coming soon!)
Landscape Maintenance Professionals
- Green Industries BMP training
- Project Greenscapes BMP training
- Pesticide Applicator Training CEU
- Aquatic Plant Management CEUs
- Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance certification
- On-site evaluation of plant health and maintenance issues
- Recommendations to reduce water consumption
- Review of Landscape Maintenance Contracts
- Model Florida-Friendly Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs)
