Event Description
Thank you for your support of Lifelong Learning in the Garden. This class has been cancelled due to low enrollment.
Questions? Call us at 239.643.7275 or email us at LLL@naplesgarden.org.
Some plants may look beautiful in your landscape, but they can have a devastating effect. Non-native invasive species are a threat to biodiversity in the United States. Invasive plant are slowly changing the character of our natural ecosystems by displacing native plants, impacting native wildlife habitat, increasing soil erosion, and limiting forestry management options. This Program will identify some of the most common invasive plants found in urban landscapes, explain how they reproduce and/or spread, and discuss harm that can come from their persistence in southwest Florida as well as management, control strategies and ideas of Florida-Friendly plants that can be used to replace them on your landscape. Some of the principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping will also be addressed in the presentation
- Monday, March 20
- 10 am – 12 pm, FGCU Kapnick Center Buehler Auditorium at Naples Botanical Garden
- $15 Members / $20 Non-Members
Isabel C. Way is the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods and Master Gardener Coordinator at the University of Florida IFAS extension office in Collier County, and joined their team in July 2013. Mrs. Way is responsible for training the Collier County Master Gardeners; promote Florida Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) practices in order to protect natural resources and reduce nonpoint sources of pollution through education, training, outreach and partnerships, and encourage sustainable landscaping through the Florida Friendly Landscaping™ yard recognition Program, as well as designing and delivering presentations and trainings that promote sustainable landscaping practices.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
