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A Step-by-Step Guide to a Florida Native Yard Paperback – Illustrated, March 27, 2018

by Ginny Stibolt (Author), Marjorie Shropshire (Author)
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More and more Florida residents are deciding to replace highly fertilized, over-watered, pesticide-dependent lawns with native plants. They want to reduce their carbon footprints; save time, water, and money; and attract birds and butterflies. But where to begin? This illustrated guide will help you create new outdoor spaces that are both sustainable and beautiful.

Taking the common ⅓-acre lot as an example, Ginny Stibolt and Marjorie Shropshire provide a sample layout for a basic native plant landscape. They use a grid system that allows gardeners to work on their yards in small sections instead of trying to revamp the entire landscape at once. The grid system can also be reduced or expanded for yards of varying size. By breaking down the process into individual steps, creating a Florida garden is achievable for beginners and experts alike.

The first step is assessing your property and choosing which plants to keep and which to remove. Then, design your landscape to soak up more stormwater through the use of rain barrels, rain gardens, or ponds. The next steps involve planting trees, understory plants, and installing butterfly gardens. There are additional instructions for building wild areas into your landscape to provide habitat for birds and pollinators; creating a flexible outdoor "room" perfect for your family’s needs today and into the future; and using plants to cool the air, provide screening for privacy, buffer incoming winds, and reduce noise.

By following these methods, anyone can convert all or part of their yard into a more natural area without using pesticides or artificial fertilizers, which will save money, reduce pollution, and help support wildlife. Complete with detailed diagrams, a timeline for growth and maintenance, and lists of suggested plants for each step, this guide will help readers set up an environmentally friendly habitat and give them the time and peace of mind to enjoy it.

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"Stibolt and Marjorie Shropshire show you how to ditch the fertilizer and eco-harmful grass yard and convert your piece of paradise into a true Eden."--Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

"The nuts and bolts guidebook we've needed for a long time in the native plant 'movement'."--The Understory, the Newsletter of the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

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“Stibolt and Marjorie Shropshire show you how to ditch the fertilizer and eco-harmful grass yard and convert your piece of paradise into a true Eden.”―Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

“The nuts and bolts guidebook we’ve needed for a long time in the native plant ‘movement’.”―The Understory, the Newsletter of the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Florida; Illustrated edition (March 27, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813064635
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813064635
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.29 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 131 ratings

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Ginny Stibolt

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I've been a gardener all my life and earned an MS degree in Botany from the University of Maryland. But, all of my previous experience and education did not help one bit when my husband and I moved to northeast Florida in 2004 and attempted to garden here. My Florida gardening failures started my new career as a garden writer. I've written five books and hundreds of articles and posts. I've covered a wide range of topics over the years, but my writing is not an armchair or ivory tower exercise. I'm out in my yard with dirt under my fingernails, testing techniques and examining the results as I work to make our landscape more sustainable.

I am an active member of the Florida Native Plant Society (www.fnps.org) and urge you to join a local chapter, attend their educational meetings, go on their guided field trips to some of the local sections of "The Real Florida," and participate in their outreach events. If you attend the annual conference, look me up, because I'll probably be there to continue my learning process about my adopted home state.

Green gardening matters,

Ginny Stibolt

www.GreenGardeningMatters.com

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  • Sylvia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginners book!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
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    Bought this book as a gift for a friend that is just getting started in planting natives. It's very basic and follows Dr. Tallamy's "Bringing Nature Home".
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  • Nancy J
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Resource Book for Your Library
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
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    If you’re serious about creating an all native Florida garden, this is a book to have in your library. It’s a guide that lays out the steps in high level detail. It does not contain plant references and for some folks this might not be detailed enough. I found it helpful to conceptualize my garden as a whole and decide how I want to approach it.
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  • Jenny Pixel
    4.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR READERS WITH LOW VISION!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
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    I loved the native plant listing, but so much foliage in maybe 1/4 acre yard is unrealistic. Too busy for most urban yards. Also the font is too small! I appreciate the authors' attempts at making things clear, but this is not easy to follow. I'm sorry, I just can't recommend this book, except for the native plant list. Also, I agree with the lady who wished for more pictures in color. Sigh....
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  • Dallas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilled
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2020
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    I've been following Ginny Stibolt's advice online for the past year and finally have a easy to use guidebook that walks you through all the basic steps to getting your native yard started. I've read a couple different gardening and landscaping books and this book brings all the information together. It is also filled with recommendations of all the best resources Florida offers.
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  • ten55
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018
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    Actual photos would have been very helpful.
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  • LMP34
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to get started with native Florida landscaping
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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    I’ve had a longtime interest in building a native yard, particularly after reading Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home. This is the perfect follow up book for Floridians. It helped me develop a plan and figure out how to get started.
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  • stacy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Florida
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
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    Love it
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  • Valerie N.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2018
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    Excellent!
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