Showing posts with label Barbara McAdam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbara McAdam. Show all posts

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Expert guidence from the Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Florida Yards & Neighborhoods program

Why Landscape Fail- June 22nd-at South Miami Library
The Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Florida Yards & Neighborhoods program will host a free class on “Why Landscapes Fail” on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at South Miami Library Branch located at 6000 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL 33143
 
Extension Agent Guillermo Salazar the County’s Florida Yards & Neighborhood program administrator will teach the Do’s and Don’ts of Florida gardening along with Florida Friendly landscape techniques, understanding the most common landscape failures, why they occur and how to prevent them.  Free Florida friendly plants are available to class participants.  In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to exchange their old showerheads and light bulbs to more efficient ones as part of the water conservation efforts of the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. 
WHO:             Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension Service 
WHAT:           Class for Why Landscapes Fail  
WHEN:          Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.                       
WHERE:        South Miami Library Branch 6000 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL 33143

for more information, contact:

Barbara McAdam
Program Assistant/Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
Rain Barrel/Water Conservation Workshop Outreach
UF/IFAS/Extension
Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension
Department of Regulatory And Economic Resources
18710 S.W. 288th Street  Homestead, Fl. 33030
(305) 248-3311 ext. 245

 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Online guides for South Florida Tree Huggers. Updates from Barbara McAdams

Please check out these links for those planning on any major yard work over this Memorial Day weekend.

Florida-Friendly Landscaping TM Pattern Book
Browse thru the pattern book at  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP43900.pdf and gather ideas for sprucing up your landscape, adding plants to attract butterflies and birds and make it all Florida-Friendly!

Publications and Website with super information on Florida-Friendly Landscape TM Plants.
Miami-Dade County Extension Website
Green Yards Miami
Low Maintenance Landscape Plants for South Florida
Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape
Florida Yards
Miami Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM)
Institute for Regional Conservation
Dade Chapter-Florida Native Plant Society
Floridata
http://www.floridata.com/lists/contents.cfm

Have fun out there in the garden, stay hydrated and cool!

Barbara McAdam
Program Assistant/
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
Rain Barrel/Water Conservation Workshop Outreach
UF/IFAS/Extension
Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension
Department of Regulatory And Economic Resources
8710 S.W. 288th Street  Homestead, Fl. 33030
(305) 248-3311 ext. 245