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FREE training for landscape professionals interested in Central Florida Sunbridge development

October 23, 2024

FANN member Cherrylake has created training for landscape and irrigation professionals seeking opportunities in the Sunbridge community. This complimentary training is offered from 8am-12pm, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Sunbridge Basecamp, in partnership with the Toho Water Authority and Sunbridge […]

Central Florida Native Plant Seminar Registration Now Open

August 19, 2024

  Attendee registration is now open for FANN’s Central Florida Native Plant Seminar, a professional continuing education and networking event for landscape architects, designers, installers, landscapers, retail nursery staff and growers. Event takes place Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16-17, 2024, […]

FANN members at the 2024 Landscape Show in Orlando

July 19, 2024

Wednesday-Friday, August 21-23, 2024 FANN will be at the Landscape Show. See FANN at booth #902. Come get directed to native plant resources, find out about the benefits of FANN membership including upcoming events, pick up the new 2025 Native Plant […]

Native Landscaping Business Opportunity – Southwest Florida

May 17, 2024

Landscape design/build and maintenance business serving greater Naples/Fort Myers region with an established residential & HOA customer base seeking high end, aesthetically pleasing, ecologically sound landscapes using native plants. Includes native plant nursery to supply landscape projects with room for […]

Second Groundcover Restoration & Enhancement Workshop scheduled April 26, 2024

March 13, 2024

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and is just $85 when you register by Friday, April 12. Registration includes lunch. The second annual Groundcover Restoration & Enhancement Workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2024, from 8:00am-5:00pm at the Austin Cary Forest in […]

New UF IFAS EDIS document on the Pityopsis genus

February 7, 2024

LINK TO THE DOCUMENT: UF IFAS EDIS  Gage LaPierre, founder of the University of Florida Native Plant Nursery, along with other faculty and students at the UF FFGS school clears up much of the confusion around the Pityopsis genus, clarifying the species […]

Northeast FNGLA Jacksonville Landscape Show 2024

February 6, 2024

Join us at the Jacksonville Landscape show to gain new knowledge and networking opportunities! See more of the details below. FANN MEMBER EXHIBITORS FANN – FL Assoc of Native Nurseries – Booth 205 Big Trees Plantation – Booth 157 Coastal […]

FANN’s first microcredential recipients

January 22, 2024

Congratulations to the recipients of FANN’s first microcredential in the native plant professional credentialing space: FANN Favorites South Florida Native Plants 2023. This is Florida’s first-ever native plant professional credential. FANN has partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Continuing […]

FANN Announces Election of 2024 Board of Directors

December 19, 2023

  FANN members have elected their 2024 Board of Directors. President: Eddie McKeithen, McKeithen Growers President-Elect: Janine Griffiths, Green Thumb Vice-President: Troy Springer, Springer Environmental Treasurer: Chris Holly, Sandhill Secretary: Skip Healy, Change of Greenery Directors at Large: Eryk Jadaszewski, […]

Green Seasons Nursery Transition

December 19, 2023

Green Seasons Nursery is now operated and managed under EarthBalance. As expert growers and horticulturists, EarthBalance brings 37 years of expertise in cultivating, planting, installation, and habitat restoration. You can expect the same hands on service, hardy native plants that […]