Garden Safety

Each year, thousands of people in Florida visit emergency rooms for injuries related to gardening and yard work. Protect yourself and your family with a few easy and simple actions.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Florida School Gardens Competition: Garden Safety with Kids
• Gardening Tips: Pesticide Safety
• Landscape Safely

UF/IFAS Publications

• Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Safety

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Chainsaw Safety
• Lawn Mower Safety
• Outdoor Safety with Kids

Other Sites

• Backyard Safety Tips--Home Safety Council
• CPSC Urges Care with Springtime Chores--U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Garden Hose Safety--Santa Barbara (CA) Independent
• Garden Safety is No Laughing Matter --Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
• Health and Safety Guide for Gardeners--Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Home Yard Waste Chippers/Shredders: Safety Is Important!--University of Minnesota Extension
• Tips for Safer Ladder Use--Consumer Reports
• Using Pesticides Safely--University of Illinois Extension
• Yard Safety is a Must--Georgia Insurance Information Service
• Yard Work Safety--Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (NV)
• Yard Work Safety Tips--New York State Consumer Protection Board (PDF)