Central Florida Native Plant Seminar

Wed Oct 30 – Thurs Oct 31 2024 Bok Tower Gardens

118 attendees from across the state. Ranging from Landscape Architects to landscape professionals, 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 was done in partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University.

There were 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