Saving Energy in the Landscape

It may surprise you to learn that your landscape can affect the temperature of your home. With careful planning and design, you too can “go green” and create an energy-saving landscape.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
• Landscaping for Energy
• Solutions for Your Life: Enviroscaping

UF/IFAS Publications

• Conserving Water in the Home Landscape
• Enviroscaping Topics
• Florida Guide to Environmental Landscaping
• Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program Publications
• A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook
• A Guide to Selecting Existing Vegetation for Low-energy Landscapes
• Improving Drought Tolerance in Your Florida Lawn
• Landscape Design for Water Conservation
• Using Water Wisely

Other Sites

• Conserving Energy with Plants--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Florida Landscape--Florida Gulf Coast University
• Landscaping for Energy Efficiency--U.S. Department of Energy