Lawn & Garden Publications
This section of our website lists publications and fact sheets produced by the Faculty and Staff of the Miami-Dade County Extension office--grouped by program area. Some of these publications are provided in HTML (web) format; others are in PDF format; and some are in both formats. At the very bottom of this page is a list of links to additional articles located on the University of Florida's EDIS website. Unless otherwise noted, all publications are in .pdf format. Some file sizes may be over 1MB in size, and take several minutes to download via a dial-up connection.
Home Landscaping and Gardening Publications
Palms/Cycads
- Palm Pruning (Flash movie)
- Nutrition and Fertilization of Landscape Palms
- Some small durable palms for Miami-Dade
- You too Can Learn to Read Palms
- Edible Palms and Their Uses
- Growing True Date Palms in South Florida
- Cycads in the South Florida Landscape
- Healthy Palms in Healthy South Florida Landscapes
- African Palms and Cycads for the Miami-Dade Landscape
- Ornamental Palms for South Florida
Trees/Shrubs/Hedges
- Woody and Herbaceous Plants Native to Haiti for use in Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Staying green while conserving water in Miami-Dade
- Adding day time fragance to your Miami-Dade landscape
- Shrubs for your Miami-Dade Hedge
- More drought tolerant trees with edible fruit
- Drought tolerant trees with edible fruit
- Flowering Vines: There's Space for at Least One in Every Miami-Dade Yard
- Proper Tree Pruning Video
- Non-Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- South Florida Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- Staying Green while Conserving water: Choosing Flowering Shrubs
- A Selection of Less Familiar Red Flowering Shrubs for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Tree Planting: A Quick Guide for Homeowners
- Flowering Vines: Climbers
- Flowering Vines: Need support
- Ornamental bananas, bird-of-paradise and traveler's tree
- Your Miami-Dade landscape can be a great source of holiday color
- A foolproof way to brighten a dull yard
- Some Sunny Garden Color
- Low Maintenance Landscape Roses
- What About Growing Roses in Miami-Dade County
- The Garden Blues and How to Enjoy Them
- Succulents in Miami-Dade: Plantinga Dry Rock Garden
- Small Trees for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Tropical Flowering Tree Nurseries
- Roses in Your South Florida Landscape
- Old Roses for South Florida
Ground Cover/Bedding Plants
- Flower beds: getting started
- Flower beds: Some water wise choices for Miami-Dade
- Ornamental Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes for Miami-Dade
- There are amaryllids other than amaryllis for Miami-Dade
- Ornamental Bulbs for Miami-Dade
- Mulch Practices for South Florida
- Groundcover for South Florida: Full Sun to Limited Shade
- Groundcover for open, sunny, natural landscapes
- Heliconias: More than just Parrots and Lobster Claws
- Your Miami-Dade landscape can be a great source of holiday color
- Ginger: Attractive foliage and stunning flowers
- Your Miami-Dade Guide to Holiday Plants
- Making Up Your Flower Beds
- Low-Maintenance Garden Color
- Succulents in Miami-Dade: Plantinga Dry Rock Garden
- Terrestrial Orchids for South Florida
- Historical Background to the African American Garden
- Landscaping for Open Sunny Sites: Using Pine Rockland Understory and Groundcover
Vegetables/Tropical Fruit
- Raised Bed Gardening Made Easy
- Easy to Grow Vegetables
- Drought Tolerant Fruit Trees
- Planning an African American Focused Garden
- More drought tolerant trees with edible fruit
- Irrigation of the Home Garden: Vegetables and Bedding Plants in South Florida
- A guide to what ails your citrus tree
- Citrus trees
- Conserving water in a Miami-Dade vegetable garden
- In Miami-Dade think raised bed gardening
- Rare and exotic tropical fruit trees for Miami-Dade yards
- Tropical Fruit Favorites: Bananas, Papaya and Pineapple
- A Taste for the Exotic - Some not so Familiar Fruit Trees
- Leafy Green Vegetables and More
- Time to Plant the Veggies
- Edible Palms and Their Uses
- Tropical & Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees for Miami-Dade
- Roses in Your South Florida Landscape
- Keep bugs away from your fruit
- Composting Tips
- Your Edible South Florida Yard
- Tropical Fruit Nurseries in South Florida
Weeds/Pests/Disease
- Taking the Stress out of Gardening
- Invasive and Banned Plants of Miami-Dade County
- A guide to what ails your citrus tree
- Beware of intrusive plants - a timely post-hurricane topic
- Weeds-what's in a name?
- Roses in Your South Florida Landscape
- Old Roses for South Florida
- Mulch Practices for South Florida
Landscape Color
- Flower beds: getting started
- Flower beds: Some water wise choices for Miami-Dade
- A Selection of Flowering Shrubs and Trees for Color
- Adding Daytime Fragance to your Miami-Dade Landscape
- Ornamental Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes for Miami-Dade
- There are amaryllids other than amaryllis for Miami-Dade
- Ornamental Bulbs for Miami-Dade
- Flowering Vines: There's Space for at Least One in Every Miami-Dade Yard
- Non-Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- South Florida Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- Staying Green while Conserving water: Choosing Flowering Shrubs
- A Selection of Less Familiar Red Flowering Shrubs for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Red Flowering Trees to Fire-Up Miami-Dade Landscape
- Curious Vines for the Serious Hobbist
- Heliconias: Much more than just Parrots and Lobster Claws
- Flowering Vines: Climbers
- Flowering Vines: Need support
- Ginger: Attractive foliage and stunning flowers for a shady Miami garden
- Ornamental bananas, bird-of-paradise and traveler's tree
- Your Miami-Dade landscape can be a great source of holiday color
- Splashes of color for your Miami-Dade landscape
- Ground cover options in Miami-Dade for full sun locations
- Your Miami-Dade Guide to Holiday Plants
- A foolproof way to brighten a dull yard
- Some Sunny Garden Color
- Making Up Your Flower Beds
- The Garden Blues and How to Enjoy Them
- Low-Maintenance Garden Color
- Small Trees for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Roses in Your South Florida Landscape
- Old Roses for South Florida
- Terrestrial Orchids for South Florida
Herbaceous Perennials
- Ornamental Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes for Miami-Dade
- There are amaryllids other than amaryllis for Miami-Dade
- Ornamental Bulbs for Miami-Dade
- Flowering Vines: There's Space for at Least One in Every Miami-Dade Yard
- A Selection of Less Familiar Red Flowering Shrubs for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Heliconias: More than just Parrots and Lobster Claws
- Flowering Vines: Climbers
- Ginger: Attractive foliage and stunning flowers for a shady Miami garden
- Your Miami-Dade Guide to Holiday Plants
- Ornamental bananas, bird-of-paradise and traveler's tree
- A foolproof way to brighten a dull yard
- Some Sunny Garden Color
- The Garden Blues and How to Enjoy Them
- Succulents in Miami-Dade: Plantinga Dry Rock Garden
Soil/Water/Plant Nutrition
- Ornamental Bulbs for Miami-Dade
- Non-Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- Conserving water in a Miami-Dade vegetable garden
- Taking the Stress out of Gardening
- From Africa via Thailand: Low Maintenance Garden Colors
- Succulents in Miami-Dade: Plantinga Dry Rock Garden
- Small Trees for Miami-Dade Landscapes
- Irrigation of the Home Garden: Vegetables and Bedding Plants in South Florida
- Mulch Practices for South Florida
Low Maintenance Plants
- Low Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida (online)
- Low-Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida
- Drought Tolerant Fruit Trees
- More drought tolerant trees with edible fruit
- Drought tolerant trees with edible fruit
- Non-Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- South Florida Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- Staying Green while Conserving water: Choosing Flowering Shrubs
- SSucculents in Miami-Dade: Plantinga Dry Rock Garden
- Red Flowering Trees to Fire-Up Miami-Dade Landscape
- Curious Vines for the Serious Hobbist
- Flowering Vines: Need support
- Your Miami-Dade landscape can be a great source of holiday color
- Groundcover for open, sunny, natural landscapes
- Low Maintenance Landscape Roses
- Old Roses for South Florida
- Landscaping for Open Sunny Sites: Using Pine Rockland Understory and Groundcover
Florida Native Plants
- South Florida Native Trees for Miami-Dade: Shade, Color and Conserving Water
- Staying Green while Conserving water: Choosing Flowering Shrubs
- Flowering Vines: Climbers
- Flowering Vines: Need support
- Your Miami-Dade landscape can be a great source of holiday color
- Low-Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida
- Native Plant Nurseries of South Florida
- Landscaping for Open Sunny Sites: Using Pine Rockland Understory and Groundcover
Safety
Irrigation
- Improving your irrigation system
- Home Irrigation Repair
- Efficient Irrigation System Design
- Smart Irrigation Controllers: What Makes an Irrigation Controller Smart
- Operation of Residential Irrigation Controllers
- Catch Can Test for Sprinkler Application Rate
- UF Irrigation Research
African American Garden Guide
- Guide to Planting an African American/African Focused Yard in Miami-Dade County (new ppt)
- Historical Background to the African American Garden
- Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs And Vines
- Ornamental African Plants Suitable for the Miami-Dade
- Planning an African American Focused Garden
- Ornamentals: Annual/Bedding Plants
- Ornamentals: Flowering Perennials
- Vegetable and fruit Crops Including a Selection of those Grown in Africa
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