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Sustainable Residential Landscapes in Florida: A controlled Comparison of Traditional versus Florida-
Friendly Landscaping™
Dr. Taylor Clem, Dr. Gail M. Hansen, Dr. Esen Momol, Dr. Michael D. Dukes, Dr. Jason Kruse, Chris Harchick, and Dr. John Bossart
Photo courtesy of Michael Gutierrez
Quantify differences in water use and maintenance inputs between traditional Florida landscapes (TFL) and Florida-Friendly Landscapes (FFL).
Traditional Florida Landscapeso 75% Turfgrass (1838 sqft)o 25% Ornamental Beds (612 sqft)
Florida-Friendly Landscapeso 75% Turfgrass (1838 sqft)o 25% Ornamental Beds (612 sqft)
Construction Photo #1, Clearing (June 2013)
Maintenance: Followed UF/IFASRecommendationso Fertilizingo Leaf Blowingo Herbicide Applicationso Edgingo Pruningo Hand Weedingo Mowing
Establishment Post-Establishment Total ConsumptionTFL 92367 232100 321467FFL 28004 37335 65339
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Average Irrigation, Water Consumption
(30.3%) (16.1%) (20.1%)
MSMT In-Line Drip Microspray TotalEstablishment 18155 3852 5997 28004Post-Establishment 37151 97 87 37335Total 55306 3950 6084 65340
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Water Consumption Avg in FFL, by Irrigation Type
Fertilizing LeafBlowing
HerbicideApplicati
onEdging Pruning Hand
Weeding Mowing
TFL Avg 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.3 2.5 2.9 8.6FFL Avg 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 3.2 8.8 3
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FFLs significantly decrease water requirements. Overall maintenance time is approximately the same;
type of labor varies, mowing vs weeding.
Landscape Photo