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Real Florida Landscapes 2014 Design Competition – Start now!

December 3, 2013

Don’t miss being part of FANN’s annual Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition for landscape architects, designers and students. Jury includes renowned landscape architects from throughout Florida. Show off your best ideas for sustainable native landscape design to hundreds of fellow […]

Local, seasonal, organic cut flowers – workshop Sat Nov 2!

October 28, 2013

FANN’s own Annie Schiller of Florida Native Plants Nursery and William’s Wildflowers is one of the panelists for this UF IFAS Small Farms workshop intended to help foster a new green market for local, seasonal, organically grown cut flowers — […]

Native Nurseries Tallahassee reports back on Cullowhee

October 22, 2013

A report from Lilly Anderson-Messec, Native Nurseries of Tallahassee, who attended the 2013 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference — a very special annual event held at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Turk’s-Cap Lilies! When FANN asked me to describe my experience […]

Job opening: full-time landscape designer wanted

October 19, 2013

Native Nurseries in Tallahassee is hiring. We are looking for a full-time landscape designer who is interested in native plants, landscaping for wildlife and a more sustainable way of landscaping. The person would train under Jody Walthall, co-owner and longtime […]

Get to know our native plant industry: Sandhill Growers

October 14, 2013

A wholesale grower and environmental services company located in Arcadia, Sandhill Native Growers & Environmental Services produces native trees, shrubs and grasses for restoration in sizes ranging from liner plants to 7 gallon. In addition to the nursery, Sandhill provides […]

FANN represents! 40 new Fresh from Florida members

October 10, 2013

FANN is proud to be part of Florida agriculture and we recently demonstrated our gratitude to the Florida Department of Agriculture by providing 40 new member companies participating in the Fresh from Florida Agriculture Promotional Campaign. This is an ongoing […]

Join FANN Tues Oct 15 at Davenport Nursery, Naples

October 9, 2013

FANN invites our members and prospective members to join us at the Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013 meeting of the FNGLA Royal Palm Chapter meeting being held at Davenport’s Nursery in Naples. FANN Executive Director Cammie Donaldson will be there to […]

Get to know our native plant industry: Green Seasons Nursery

September 5, 2013

A wholesale only grower in Parrish, Manatee County, Florida, Green Seasons Nursery produces dozens of different ornamental quality native flowering, grass and shrub species, in 4″-3g containers plus liners, in large quantities for use on coastal and upland landscapes throughout […]

FANN 2013 Annual Meeting & Native Landscape Maintenance Workshop

July 9, 2013

FREE and for FANN members only: get out of the heat, have fun and learn along with your colleagues in a LEED Platinum education facility in the heart of Florida’s ancient scrub on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Archbold […]

New report on popular native groundcover, Sunshine Mimosa

June 2, 2013

Our friends at the Florida Wildflower Seed Co-op have produced a detailed report on Sunshine Mimosa, a native groundcover that is becoming very popular for Florida-friendly landscapes. This drought-tolerant, carefree creeping vine flowers all summer, has very attractive foliage, tolerates […]