Types of Gardens
Gardening can be more than just planting flowers. You can create several different types of gardens: cultivate a themed garden, choose plants that attract butterflies, establish a backyard pond, or even grow your own food!
- Butterfly Gardens
Plant flowers that butterflies will love. - Container Gardening
If space is limited, grow plants in containers. - Demonstration Gardens
These Extension gardens showcase local plants and sustainable gardening techniques. - Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
These edibles taste even better when you grow them yourself. - Organic Gardening
Composting, recycling yard waste, and using natural fertilizers and pesticides. - Water Gardens
Learn about backyard ponds and aquascaping.
If you can't find the information you're looking for, check our A - Z Index, send us your questions--and tell us which county you live in--or contact your county Extension office.
Resources
Other UF/IFAS Sites
- Gardening Solutions
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
- Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
UF/IFAS Mobile Web Apps