Drought

Parts of Florida, including South and Southwest Florida, are currently experiencing drought conditions. It's important to keep this in mind as you plan you landscape. You can design your yard to be less dependent on water, creating a "Florida-friendly yard."

UF/IFAS Sites

• Conserving Water – Solutions for Your Landscape
• Dealing with Drought
• Disaster Handbook: Extreme Heat and Drought
• Drought and Water Conservation Program
• Hold Your Water: Coping with Water Restrictions
• Landscape Drought Recommendations (Miami-Dade)
• Tree Care and Drought

UF/IFAS Publications

• Drought Conditioning Your Lawn (PDF)
• Getting Ahead of Drought (PDF)
• Topic: Landscapes and Drought
• Topic: Lawns and Drought

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Conserving Water in 2008 and Beyond
• Drought in Florida

Other Sites

• Florida Drought Conditions--Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Florida Hazard Watch: Drought Information--Florida Division of Emergency Management