Central Florida Native Plant Seminar

Wed Oct 30 – Thurs Oct 31 2024 Bok Tower Gardens

118 post-hurricanes attendees from across Florida, including landscape architects, landscapers, wholesale growers, and retail nurseries.
70 from Central Florida
38 from South Florida
9 from North Florida

38 attendees signed up for our Central Florida Proven Natives Credential. This micro-credential developed in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University.

16 Speakers
Claire Lewis: Florida-Friendly Landscaping: Conserving Water, Building a Sustainable Future
David Price: A Sense of Place in a Landscape Garden
Troy Springer, Greg Noonan, Erin Kruse, Skip Healy: Maintaining Native Landscapes, from Small to Large Scale
Stefan Babjak, Marc Godts, Amanda Martin, Tom Heitzman, Janie Griffiths: Central Florida Proven Natives
Nancy Bissett: Planning, Planting and Maintaining (Ecosystem – Based) Gardens at Bok Tower Gardens
Craig Huegel: A Checklist of the Best Rarely Propagated Native Plants for Florida Landscapes
Eryk Jadaszewski: Landscape Services for Today’s Sustainability-Minded Client
Troy Springer: Meadow Making on a Small Scale: An Urban Meadow How-to
Brendan Huggins: Explore Hammock Hollow Children’s Garden
Mark Russell: The Landscape Revival with Native Plants

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL SEMINAR
Native Plant Horticulture Foundation
EarthBalance
McKeithen Growers
Bok Tower Gardens
Sebastian River Farms
Fish Branch Tree Farm
Springer Environmental
Florida Gulf Coast University
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
The Natives
Green Isle Gardens
Superior Trees
Southern Habitats
Agri-Starts
Florida Wildflower Foundation