Beyond Installation: Native Landscape Stewardship and Long-term Performance
Straughn Center
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)
Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – 1 optional CE, COURSE #0016052
FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – PENDING
UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education – 1 optional CE, Course #0016052
Native landscapes are often judged at installation, yet their true success becomes evident years later as plants mature, site conditions change, maintenance resources fluctuate, and user expectations evolve. When landscapes underperform, native plants themselves may be blamed when the underlying causes are inadequate site preparation, inappropriate placement, unrealistic maintenance expectations, insufficient establishment care, or failure to adapt the landscape as conditions change.
This solutions-focused panel brings together professionals representing landscape design, native plant production and sourcing, installation, arboriculture, and long-term landscape management to examine the full lifecycle of a native landscape — from site preparation through maturity, succession, and renewal.
Topics will include invasive weed control, disturbed and compacted soils, drainage, plant sourcing and substitutions, mature size and growth rates, planting density, establishment irrigation, young-tree structural pruning, changing light conditions, realistic maintenance resources, public safety, landscape editing, and succession planning.
Panelists will move beyond identifying problems to offer practical strategies that improve establishment and long-term performance in residential, commercial, institutional, educational, and public landscapes. The discussion will also explore how feedback among growers, designers, installers, arborists, and landscape managers can improve future projects and strengthen client confidence in native landscapes.
Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture – 1 optional CE, COURSE #0016052
FNGLA Certified Horticulture Professional – PENDING
UF Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Continuing Education – 1 optional CE, Course #0016052
Native landscapes are often judged at installation, yet their true success becomes evident years later as plants mature, site conditions change, maintenance resources fluctuate, and user expectations evolve. When landscapes underperform, native plants themselves may be blamed when the underlying causes are inadequate site preparation, inappropriate placement, unrealistic maintenance expectations, insufficient establishment care, or failure to adapt the landscape as conditions change.
This solutions-focused panel brings together professionals representing landscape design, native plant production and sourcing, installation, arboriculture, and long-term landscape management to examine the full lifecycle of a native landscape — from site preparation through maturity, succession, and renewal.
Topics will include invasive weed control, disturbed and compacted soils, drainage, plant sourcing and substitutions, mature size and growth rates, planting density, establishment irrigation, young-tree structural pruning, changing light conditions, realistic maintenance resources, public safety, landscape editing, and succession planning.
Panelists will move beyond identifying problems to offer practical strategies that improve establishment and long-term performance in residential, commercial, institutional, educational, and public landscapes. The discussion will also explore how feedback among growers, designers, installers, arborists, and landscape managers can improve future projects and strengthen client confidence in native landscapes.
Design FNGLA certified professional LA CE credits Landscaping