CREATE A RESILIENT FLORIDA GARDEN WITH NATIVE PLANTS: Advice from a Landscape Architect (ZONES 8-11)

Hi there! Unveiling the Wonders of Florida's Native Plants, explore a world of sustainable beauty and the ecological advantage of growing natives in your own backyard. This quick but immersive video unveils the immense value these plants offer your landscape, enriching both its aesthetics and ecosystem functions.
Planting native groundcovers and shrubs is not just about creating a beautiful landscape; it's about leaving a lasting ecological legacy. You'll be contributing to the preservation of Florida's unique flora and fauna, ensuring a healthy and vibrant landscape for generations to come.
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ABOUT ME:
Hi! I’m Michael, Landscape Architect and Environmentalist. We provide free professional gardening / landscape design advice for those who live here in South Florida and well as helpful videos on caring for house plants. This channel was created to share with you the garden enthusiast what I learned all these years in a fun and informative way.
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[@johnchlimon-cp4yl]

I have never seen such a variety and beauty of plants in my life, and it's nice that you said that the wild bird loves these types of plants.🌱. Thanks 🙏

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers ! 😀🪴

[@georgweyand88]

Thank you, Michael for this video. My house will be ready in January. Can't wait to plant all of the plants in your video.

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

Georg! I’m glad you liked it, I had you in mind when making it 😀🌳

[@Flowers4Bees.Veggies4Me]

Perhaps I need to plant a coontie to attract the Atala butterflies. 🦋 I wonder if the atala butterflies can be found in Tampa, zone 10a!?🤔

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

Yes, yes, coontie will do well in Tampa area. My sister lives Northeast of you and she has lots of coontie doing great. And the atala buterflies your coontie will attract will thank you!!😀🪴

[@cindyfreeman9642]

I love these

[@JaimeLynBarbarian]

Atala butterflies are my absolute favorite ❤

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

I am so glad you love them too! Those cute bumbley butterflies are adorable !!! Thanks for comment ! 😀🪴

[@stupedcraig]

Great video! I have a small yard I need to fill up with more native plants in Kendall. Have sunshine mimosa as a ground cover, lantana, and porter weed. Need another small tree to go with my Simpson stopper I'm trying to grow as a small tree.

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

Hi there! Maybe Lignum vitae? It's a small native tree with pretty flowers.😀🪴

[@stupedcraig]

@@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN Thanks! Ill check them out!

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

That’s the wrong porter-weed species, that one is an invasive species, the native one is more of a ground cover and has light blue flowers with less veined leaves, just a common mistake I made

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

Thanks for the info, yeah porterweed is sometimes tricky, it often hybridizes ( S. x Intercendens). On invasiveness, the invasive council-FISC, has only a "caution" note (Class II). I for one, have some issues with FISC assessments on plants, I think they are getting a bit too carried away / restrictive on some plant use recommendations. Plants grow and evolve. Its nature. My stance is that only when an NFC starts to to see encroachments of non natives , then should we worry, not before. And I feel we need even more biodiveristy to take on the challenges of climate change. Hybridizations is natures way to address some of that. Hope this helps explain it a little more. 😀 🪴

[@daveb8449]

The porterweed you're showing is not native. The native only grows to about 1 ft. The one you're showing is somewhat invasive.

[@LETSGROWGARDENDESIGN]

Hi there, Porterweed spp has gone through a hybridization mix with the native porterweed.😀🪴