Buy a Good Quality Tree
Buying A Tree- provided by City of Ft. Lauderdale
Information on Selecting, Planting and Caring for Trees- From the USDA Forestry Service
Plant a tree PROPERLY
Follow these Important Steps from ISA when planting new trees.
How to plant trees- provided by American Forests
Tips for Good Plantingby Jeff Wasielewski, former Assistant Curator of Tropical Fruit at FairchildTropicalBotanic Garden
Information on Selecting, Planting and Caring for Trees- sponsored by USDA Forestry
Prune Your Tree THE RIGHT WAY
Proper Tree Pruning-Broward CountyDPEP
Pruning Trees - Dr. Edward F. Gilman, University of Florida, illustrates major pruning types in this exceptional site.
Don’t Abuse Trees - City of Ft.Lauderdale
STOP Topping Trees- Plant Amnesty; How NOT to Trim Trees and Why
Hire a Qualified Arborist
Find a Certified Arborist- a service of the International Society of Arboriculture, the organization that sets the standards!
Finding An Arborist - American Society of Consulting Arborists
Trees and Storms
How to Minimize Wind Damage in the South Florida Garden
Hurricane- proof your landscape now
Preparing Trees to Survive Storms
Storm Damage to Homes: Information for Homeowners- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Lawn and Garden Weather Forecast
Plants and Trees
Desert Tropicals- an excellent resource on tropical plants
Florida Plants
Broward County Horticultural Database of Plants
Did you know?- Benefits of Trees Fact Sheet
PLANTS Database- from the USDA
Butterfly- Attracting Plants- recommended by Butterfly World
Residential Horticulture- provided by the BrowardCounty Extension Education Division
100 Tree Myths by Dr. Shigo- This book is no longer in print but is available online!
Ten Great Palms for South Florida- By Katherine Maidman
former Curator of Palms at FairchildTropicalBotanic Garden
Fruitscapes- Everything you need to know about growing fruit trees in your yard
Dave's Garden- a great plants database
Florida's Forest Trees and Plants: University of Florida IFAS
Florida Native Plant Societylearn about Native plants and native landscaping
List of Broward County Plants- listed by scientific name
Pests and diseases
Citizen’s Guide To Pest Control from the Broward County DPEP
Insect Management on Landscape Plants
Lethal Yellowing of Palm Trees in Florida
Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases
University of Florida Pest Alert
The Smart Way to Avoid Landscape Pests and Other Problems
What's Bugging Me?- A Guide for Landscape Pest Control for Homeowners
Home Owner's Guide to Integrated Plant Disease Management
Featured Creatures
Invasive plants and trees
Invasive 101
Invasive Exotic Plants, by the Florida Native Plant Society
2003 Invasive Plant List
Good reading
The Simple Act of Planting a Tree- TreeLink
The Lorax- By Dr. Seuss
The Giving Tree- By Shel Silverstein
Tree- by Harry Behn
Great Books to Order- from FairchildTropicalBotanic Garden
Tree and plant- related organizations
Betrock’s Hortworld
Citrus Canker Update
Society Of American Foresters
The National Arbor Day Foundation
Tree Care Industry Association
American Forests
International Society of Arboriculture
Fairchild Tropical Gardens
National Tree Trust
Treelink Community Forestry Resource
Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
Government- related plant and tree resources
Local & City Resources - Environmental Initiatives
County Resources - Broward Urban Forest Initiative
Broward County Residential Horticulture- Includes a checklist on what to plant and what is blooming each month
State Resources - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Forestry
Florida Urban Forestry Council
Federal Resources - US Environmental Protection Agency
Designing a new landscape
How to Plant Trees for Energy Conservation- the Society of American Foresters
A short course in residential landscape design
NatureScape Broward
Care for plants and trees, general gardening
City of Plantation Residential Landscape Manual- coming soon!!!
Proper Tree Care-Broward CountyDPEP
The Florida Gardener
How to Stake Newly Planted Trees- published by the Society of American Foresters
Information on Selecting, Planting and Caring for Trees- provided by the USDA Forestry Service
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Horticultural Information
A guide to Preserving Trees in Development Projects- PennState College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension
Learn about tropical fruit
Fruit Crops in the Landscape, Dr. Jonathan Crane: excellent alternatives to citrus!
Tropical Fruit Photography, Ian Maguire beautiful photography of tropical fruit!
Photofruit, the largest fruit image bank on the net
Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida- includes some great recipies
Start composting at home
Compost Guide
Earth 911, Organics and Composting, Recycling
Plants in Space
NASA's Space Biology Research Program
Space Agriculture in the Classroom
NASA's Advanced Life Support
NASA's Office of Biological & Physical Research
Benefits of Plants and Trees
The Value of Landscaping- a nice article published by the Virginia Cooperative Extension
Plants Actually Clean the Air-also from the Virginia Cooperative Extension
Neat Horticultural and Arboricultural- Related Places to Visit
The Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, Ft. Lauderdale
Flamingo Gardens, Davie
Mounts Botanical Garden, West Palm Beach
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach
The American Orchid Society, Delray Beach
The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach
Pan's Garden, West Palm Beach
Fruit and Spice Park, Homestead
The Kampong, Coconut Grove
Montgomery Botanical Center, Coral Gables
John C. Gifford Arboretum, Coral Gables
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables
Vizcaya, Miami
The Gardens at Parrot Jungle Island, Miami
Map of Florida's Public Gardens
