Perico Bay Club Bldg C is Florida Friendly

Congratulations to Perico Bay Building C! Thanks to Heather, Jackie and Vivian for their hard work and perseverance in acheiving a Florida Friendly Landscape.

This landscape was orginially dominated by turf. The three ladies mentioned above felt this landscape could be more water efficient and require less maintenance so they went to work designing a Florida Friendly Landscape. They have since noticed the maintenance crew visits them 1/3 as often as the neighboring buildings. Great Job Ladies!!

Nestled next to Palma Sola Bay this landscape demonstates lots of salt tolerant species. Geiger trees, Sea Lavendar, Silver Sea Oxeye Daisies and Tropical Salvia give lots of color while the Cocoplum Horizontal provides a deep green ground cover. Sea Grapes, Beauty Berries, Gumbo Limbo and Sugarberries provide food and shelter for wildlife. The Bromilads hold water for visiting amphibians.

Should you wish to convert your landscape into a Florida Friendly Landscape please contact MichelleAtkinson@ufl.edu for more information or check out http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn_and_garden/fyn/index.shtml