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Course
Topics/ Reading Assignments
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Unit
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Topic
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Reading
Assignment/Reference
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Unit
1
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Course
introduction, basic review of plant classification, anatomy, floral
formula technique, terminology, etc.
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Handouts;
SWVF
(pg. xi-xx)
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Unit
2
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Defining
Florida’s temperature zones and plant communities as they relate to
landscaping with natives; Native plant profiles
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LFW
(pg. 1-46); XLFNP (pg. 1-56); FOF (pg. 1-34);
NFP
(pg. 7-15);
GNPS
(pg. 28-31).
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Unit
3
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Distinguishing
between native, exotic, and invasive plants; History, characteristics and
effects of invasive plants; Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council; Florida
Nursery and Growers Association; Why should we use native plants?
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Handouts;
NFP
(pg. 1-6)
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Unit
4
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Designing
with natives; How to achieve elements and principles of design using
natives |
Handouts
GNPS
(pg. 9-27)
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Unit
5
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Designing
with natives: Where to begin; Ten initial steps; Analyzing the existing
site; Abstract, form and plan compositions; Generating a native plant list
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Handouts
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Unit
6
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Incorporating
natives into an existing nonnative landscape |
Handouts
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Unit
7
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Establishment
and maintenance of native plants in the landscape |
GPSNWP
(pg.52-67); FNL (pg. 1-18); GGFNP (pg. 11-20, 39-42);
RPDP
(pg. 7-15)
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Unit
8
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Planning
a wildlife landscape with natives; Creating habitats for wildlife cover
and food |
FPW
(pg. 1-8);
FNL
(pg. 41-45); GGFNP (pg. 35-38);
GNPS
(pg. 1-8)
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Unit
9
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Butterfly
gardening with native plants |
Handouts;
GFB
(pg. 15-112); FGBG (pg. 1-39);
FBG
(pg. 1-38);
FNL
(pg.46-51)
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Unit
10
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Seaside
gardening with native plants |
CCPF
(pg. 1-16);
NFL
(pg. 31-35)
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Unit
11
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Propagating
native plants for your landscape-a general overview |
Handouts;
GPSNWP
(pg. 1-52); GGFNP (pg. 21-31)
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Unit
12
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Landscaping with native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and groundcovers |
SWVF
(reference); NFP (reference);
GGFNP
(reference); FWNC (pg. 1-54); NFL (pg. 20-24, 36-40); FWF (reference)
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Unit
13
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Landscaping
with native ferns, grasses, and aquatics |
FF
(pg. 1-25);
NFP
(pg. 25-30); GGFNP (reference);
FWP
(reference)
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CCPF=Common
Coastal Plants in Florida by M. Barnett and D. Crewz, 1997.
FBG=Florida
Butterfly Gardening by M. Mino and M. Mino, 1999.
FF=The
Ferns of Florida by G. Nelson, 2000.
FGBC=Your
Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening by J. Daniels, 2000.
FOF=Flora
of Florida: Pteridophytes and gymnosperms by R. Wunderlin and B. Hansen, 2000.
FPW=Florida
Plants for Wildlife: A Selection Guide to Native Trees and Shrubs by C. Huegel,
1995.
FWF=Florida
Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants by C. Bell and B. Taylor, 1982.
FWNC=Florida
Wildflowers in their Natural Communities by W. Taylor, 1998.
FWP=Florida
Wetland Plants by J. Tobe et al., 1998.
GFB=Gardening
for Florida’s Butterflies by P. Traas, 1999.
GGFNP=A
Gardener’s Guide to Florida’s Native Plants by R. Osorio, 2001.
GNPS=Gardening
with Native Plants of the South by S. Wasowski and A. Wasowski, 1994.
GPSNWP=Growing
and Propagating Showy Native Woody Plants by R. Bir, 1992.
LFW=Landscaping
for Florida’s Wildlife by J. Schaefer and G. Tanner, 1998.
NFP=Native
Florida Plants by R. Haehle and J. Brookwell, 1999.
RPDP=The
Right Plants for Dry Places: Native Plant Landscaping in Central Florida by the
Suncoast Native Plant Society, 1997.
SWVF=The
Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida by G. Nelson, 1996.
XLFNP=Xeric
Landscaping with Florida Native Plants by the Association of Florida Native
Nurseries, 1991.
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