"FLORIDA
FRIENDLY" LANDSCAPING
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Here's is a lawn that has been transformed from St. Augustine grass struggling
with chinch bugs by expanding planting beds and adding shrubs that are hardy in
our climate. Growing St. Augustine grass is tantamount to growing a crop
requiring a substantial amount of chemicals and water to thrive. Florida
Friendly plants are better able to sustain without extraordinary care.
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is an area adjacent a golf course, where the back yard used to be primarily grass. Grass didn't grow well in this shady
location and invited lawn pests. The homeowner replaced the grass via
expanding planting beds with plants appropriate for the setting. Now the
area will require less water, lawn pests will not thrive, and it is more
attractive! Note, in this area four neighbors worked together in
refurbishing their lawns! |
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When cinch bugs destroy
grass, expanding beds &
putting in appropriate plants
is wise. |
Shade made it hard for this
area to sustain grass; neighbors
joined forces & created
appropriate planting bed;
this is a 'before' photo |
'After' photo
'right plant, right location' |
'After' photo
'right plant, right location' |
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This homeowner removed high maintenance grass and replaced it with Florida
Friendly landscaping and Maleleuca mulch. This new landscaping will be easier
to maintain than the adjacent grass. |
This is typical yard blight we see with St. Augustine grass; the solution
being employed is adding more sprinkler heads; there are better alternatives. |
This is an example of plantings adjacent a lake that is effective in slowing the
run off of fertilizer into the water, and subsequently into Shakett Creek and
our bays. This landscaping also prevents grass clippings, another source of
nitrogen, from getting into the water.
This is an example from Calusa Lakes Golf Course of what happens during heavy rain when there isn't a
buffer protecting the lakes from fertilizer run off.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Please think twice before you re-sod with St. Augustine
grass (what we presently have); St. Augustine requires a lot of water,
is easily invaded with golf course grasses, is susceptible to fungus, Nematodes
& Chinch Bugs will
return
to damage your newly planted sod.
There are 'Florida Friendly' options! |
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