TheVillages Florida Native Plant Society
How To
Incorporate Native Plants into your Landscape
It Matters What you Plant by Steve Turnipseed
Help Transforming Your Yard
- Need a landscape plan? See our "Native Landscape Project"
- Learn about The Villages Architectural Review Committee
- Take a Clue from the Common Areas, article by Steve Turnipseed, TVFNPS President
- Replacing Turfgrass with Florida-Friendly Plants
- Installation Success Tips - Whether you are planting yourself or have a contracter do the work, become familiar with these suggestions from Native Plant Consulting.
- Cold Hardiness of Central Florida Plants (Survey Results from our members)
Maintaining Your Yard
- Mulch
- Winter Pruning Tips
- Feb 2018 Meeting: Spring Landscape Maintenance: Recovering from the Freeze
- Master Gardeners help residents take care of their landscape.
Florida Plants
We have some information on Florida native plants. See our Resources/Plants list for a more comprehensive listing.
Wildlife
Attracting Wildlife especially about Butterflies
FNPS Blog Articles of Interest
- The Not So Tidy Yard, March 19, 2016, FNPS
From Turf Grass to Native Plants
Steve Turninseed, The Villages Chapter Florida Native Plant President and Founder has converted his yard from builder landscaping to over one hundred native plants, reducing his water useage and turf grass. See how he did it.
More
- Florida Native Plants
- Village's residents attract wildlife with their native plants.
- Landscaping for Butterflies
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Annual Conference
Contact
Email: fnpsthevillages@gmail.com
Officers
President: Stephen Turnipseed
VP Programs: Rodge Selch
VP Field Trips: Georgette Gerry
Secretary: Joannene Hudak
Treasurer: Judith Mason
Membership Officer: Myrna Farquhar
Chapter Rep: Carol Spears
Chapter Vision
The Villages becomes renowned for its extensive use of native plants and award winning native plant landscapes.
Web: Barbara Wertz
web@thevillages.fnpschapters.org