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New Wildflower Classroom Activity Guide available

November 15, 2016

The Florida Wildflower Foundation recently announced official release of their 139-page Wild About Wildflowers!–A Classroom Activity Guide for Florida third and fourth-grade students. The guide outlines hands-on activities for lessons in how plants reproduce, adapt to their environments and interact […]

Call for nominations for the 2017 FANN Board of Directors

November 9, 2016

FANN members will elect the 2017 Board of Directors at their annual meeting on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 in Sanibel. The association expects to elect three new Directors at Large as well as have a change in officers as President […]

2016 Native Plant Industry Retreat in Sanibel

November 2, 2016

FANN and the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation invite the native plant industry and friends to a retreat Friday and Saturday, December 9-10, 2016, at the Historic Bailey Homestead Preserve on Sanibel Island, perhaps the first community in Florida to require […]

Teach a class at the 2017 Native Plant Show

October 27, 2016

Got a great education idea for horticulture, landscape or restoration professionals? FANN wants to hear from you! We’re looking for short (15-20 minute) or long (one hour) professional development and continuing education courses for presentation at our 5th Annual Native […]

The Villages Chapter FNPS continues transforming landscapes

October 25, 2016

Get a glimpse of The Villages landscapes that everyone is talking about in The Villages in this short video. FANN Executive Director Cammie Donaldson was recently privileged to tour the latest Florida native landscape exemplars in The Villages, a golf […]

11th Annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival call for vendors

October 25, 2016

Vendor applications are now available for the 11th annual Florida Wildflower & Garden Festival to be held March 25, 2017 in downtown DeLand. Reserve your space now at this award winning event sponsored in part by our conservation partner, Florida […]

September 2016 FANN member news

September 22, 2016

THANK YOUs! Plants for our Landscape Show booth display! Thank you Flatwood Natives Nursery, Green Isle Gardens Nursery, Green Seasons Nursery, McKeithen Growers, Perkins Nursery and Sebastian River Tree Farm for making us look beautiful at the 2016 Landscape Show […]

October 2016 is Florida Native Plant Month!

September 22, 2016

Have you partnered up with your local FNPS chapter to celebrate Florida Native Plant Month? This is a great opportunity to offer customers a special incentive during the month of October. Our conservation partner Florida Native Plant Society is once […]

FANN members support FNGLA Lake Region Chapter Golf Tournament

September 22, 2016

FANN members Reliable Peat and J&R Nursery are supporting the October 4, 2016 Putt Putt Golf Tournament hosted by the FNGLA Lake Region Chapter at the Family Fun Center, 4825 S Florida Ave, Lakeland. 6-9:00pm Tuesday October 4, 2016 Adults […]

Scenes from 2016 Landscape Show

September 21, 2016

FANN had a blast at the 2016 Landscape Show in Orlando Sept 14-16, 2016 AND we made a big impact. We recruited a few new members, renewed some who had lapsed, interacted with 250 middle and high school students and […]