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Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles

Tiare Saracino , Lynn Barber, Claire Lewis , Tina McIntyre, Tom Wichman, Gail Hansen, Jennifer Marvin, Terra Freeman, , Wendy Wilber, , and

Release Date: 10/13/2024

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-ep594-2020

Water Resources

Abstract

Maintaining edible landscapes in a way that protects the environment is an important concern for protecting Florida’s water quality. The objective of this new 7-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is to introduce the framework of the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles and apply the principles to guide decisions about Best Management Practices (BMPs) for care of edible landscapes.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1330, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date October 2020. Revised June 2024. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Saracino, T., Barber, L., Momol, E., McIntyre, T., Wichman, T., Hansen, G., Marvin, J., Freeman, T., Sewards, J., Wilber, W., & Rivas, J. (2020). Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping^TM Principles. EDIS, 2020(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep594-2020

Authors

Tiare Saracino

Contact

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, residential horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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Lynn Barber

County agent

University of Florida

program county Extension agent II, Florida Friendly Landscaping™, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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Claire Lewis

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Tina McIntyre

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized agent and Extension agent II, M.S., Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, Sanford, FL

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Tom Wichman

staff

University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Gail Hansen

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, sustainable landscape design, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences

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Jennifer Marvin

staff

University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

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Terra Freeman

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.A., Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program and commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County

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Joseph Sewards

Wendy Wilber

Specialist

University of Florida

state program coordinator and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program

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Jacqlyn Rivas

former microirrigation program coordinator, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

Esen Momol

former director, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program; UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE)

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