Articles from Past Issues of The Understory

 

The articles listed below are reprinted from the Pinellas Chapter's bimonthly newsletter, The Understory, as well as from other chapter newsletters. You can visit www.fnps.org to find the websites of other FNPS chapters. To become a member and receive The Understory, visit our Membership page. Members also receive the quarterly journal The Palmetto and bimonthly newsletter Sabal Minor.

Plant Profiles:
The Mimic: Australian Pine
Azaleas
Blueberries
Carolina Jessamine
Cassias
Citrus
Coralbean
Climbing Aster
Coreopsis
Elms
Eryngiums
Ferns
Firebush
Grasses for Lawns
Iris
Mangroves
Milkweeds
"Non-Goldenrods"
Orchids
Passion Vines
Perennial Wonders
Porterweeds
Redroot
Ruellias
Saltbush
Salvias
"Seeing Red"
Sunflowers
Swamp Dogwood
Tillandsias
Tupelos
Vines
Wild Plums
Wildflowers in Your Garden
Ecosystems:
Flatwoods
Florida: The Fire State
Freshwater Swamps
Mangroves
Scrub -- Part I
Scrub -- Part II
 
Essays:

An Acquired Taste

Cypress Mulch

Establishing Natives at Home

Hole-in-the-Ground

Holiday Decorating with Natives

Introducing Natives Into Your Landscape

Salt Tolerant Plants & Flooding

Spirit of Place

 
Informational Brochures:

Native Plants that Attract Wildlife (616K PDF)

Cypress Mulch:
Why Kill a Tree to Grow a Flower?
(396K PDF)

Gardening with Wildflowers (184K PDF)

Landscaping for Wildlife (316K PDF)

Landscaping with Native Plants (48K PDF)

Florida Native Trees (124K PDF)

Plants to Avoid Using in Your Landscape (116K PDF)

Welcome to Florida Gardening (248K PDF)

Wildflower Species Information


EDIS/IFAS Publications

 

Native Florida Plants for Home Landscapes

 

 

Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top 10 Tips for Success

 

 

Native Plants that Attract Wildlife: Central Florida

 

 

Butterfly Gardening in Florida

 

 

Landscaping to Attract Birds in South Florida

 

 

Native Groundcovers for South Florida

 

 

Native Trees for North Florida

 

 

Native Trees for South Florida

 

 

Native Aquatic Plants for Ornamental Water Gardens

 

 

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