Guides: Gardening: Outdoor Gardening

Florida Friendly Landscaping

Florida Friendly Landscaping
FloridaYards.org is a project by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the University of Florida, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Florida-friendly Plant Database
Use this interactive tool to help you make landscaping decisions, just enter your requirements and it will give you choices for your garden conditions.
Florida Native Plant Society
Find native plants for your yard using the FLNS database and connect with other gardeners for advice.
Florida Association of Native Nurseries
Plan your native garden and find out where the plants you want are sold using this site.

Blogs

GardenWeb Forums
Join this online community of gardeners for a wide selection of discussion groups. Find a discussion group by title, topic, plant name, or garden type. Definitely check out the Florida section of the forum to find solutions for problems in your Florida garden.
Garden Rant
Get a new perspective on gardening from this opinionated group of serious gardeners.
Dave's Garden
Dave's Garden is an online community of gardeners with over 250 forums, including one for Florida. Look up thousands of plants and read user reviews in the "Plant Files" section.

NEA Big Read: Lab Girl

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. This year, the Orange County Library System, in partnership with Valencia College, celebrates Lab Girl by author and paleobiologist Hope Jahren. Many virtual events will take place from March 28-April 24, 2021. Visit the OCLS website to learn more.

Check it out!

We have many, many titles on gardening. Here are some links to some of our newer books on specialized topics.

Composting
Learn how to create your own compost to save money and the environment while creating a thriving garden.
Container Gardening
Some plants don't like to live in Florida sand. Container gardening is a good way to grow herbs and vegetables too.
Florida Gardening
Explore this comprehensive collection of "how to" books for Florida gardening.
Florida Vegetable Gardening
It's different here. Florida vegetables require a Florida approach. Get started with these titles.
Garden Design
Design your dream garden with these guides.