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Danny Perkins, Perkins Nursery, Recipient of 2024 Mike Kenton Award

December 18, 2024

Danny Perkins and Jessica Lummus at the 2024 FANN Annual meeting at Sebastian River Farms FANN’s 2024 Board of Directors has conferred the 2024 Mike Kenton Award to Danny Perkins, the founder of Perkins Nursery in LaBelle, Florida. The Mike […]

FANN Nominates 2025 Board of Directors

December 12, 2024

FANN’s Nominating Committee, chaired by Past President Jenny Evans, has nominated 13 candidates to serve on the 2025 Board of Directors. The slate has been endorsed by the 2024 board, most members of which will continue to serve if elected […]

FANN Fall Gathering 2024 at Sebastian River Farms in Vero Beach Florida

November 19, 2024

FANN invites members, industry professionals, and students interested in careers in horticulture and landscape to a native plant event on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 10:30am-2:30pm at Sebastian River Farms in Vero Beach, Florida. Sebastian River Farms is providing lunch, a […]

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program funding through December 20, 2024

November 8, 2024

NEWS RELEASE:  For Immediate Release Florida Ag Landowners and Entities Still Have Time to Sign up for Fiscal Year 2025 Inflation Reduction Act, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program funding through December 20, 2024 Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for […]

FREE training for landscape professionals interested in Central Florida Sunbridge development

October 23, 2024

FANN member Cherrylake has created training for landscape and irrigation professionals seeking opportunities in the Sunbridge community. This complimentary training is offered from 8am-12pm, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Sunbridge Basecamp, in partnership with the Toho Water Authority and Sunbridge […]

Central Florida Native Plant Seminar Registration Now Open

August 19, 2024

  Attendee registration is now open for FANN’s Central Florida Native Plant Seminar, a professional continuing education and networking event for landscape architects, designers, installers, landscapers, retail nursery staff and growers. Event takes place Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16-17, 2024, […]

FANN members at the 2024 Landscape Show in Orlando

July 19, 2024

Wednesday-Friday, August 21-23, 2024 FANN will be at the Landscape Show. See FANN at booth #902. Come get directed to native plant resources, find out about the benefits of FANN membership including upcoming events, pick up the new 2025 Native Plant […]

Native Landscaping Business Opportunity – Southwest Florida

May 17, 2024

Landscape design/build and maintenance business serving greater Naples/Fort Myers region with an established residential & HOA customer base seeking high end, aesthetically pleasing, ecologically sound landscapes using native plants. Includes native plant nursery to supply landscape projects with room for […]

Second Groundcover Restoration & Enhancement Workshop scheduled April 26, 2024

March 13, 2024

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and is just $85 when you register by Friday, April 12. Registration includes lunch. The second annual Groundcover Restoration & Enhancement Workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2024, from 8:00am-5:00pm at the Austin Cary Forest in […]

New UF IFAS EDIS document on the Pityopsis genus

February 7, 2024

LINK TO THE DOCUMENT: UF IFAS EDIS  Gage LaPierre, founder of the University of Florida Native Plant Nursery, along with other faculty and students at the UF FFGS school clears up much of the confusion around the Pityopsis genus, clarifying the species […]