Downtown Orlando Florida Native Wildflower Planting at Orange County Administration Building

Take a virtual tour of the installment of native plants to the Florida-Friendly Landscaping downtown garden with Extension Agent, Tia Silvasy. The planting includes more than 17 species of Florida native plants that will boost pollinator visits to the site and increase biodiversity. The garden receives more than 500,000 visitors each year and this makeover will not only improve the curb appeal of the garden, but it will also help educate visitors on the importance of planting native plants. Installing Florida-Friendly plants reduces water and fertilizer use and provides a habitat for butterflies and other pollinators which are all things we look forward to improving in this garden. Thanks to Florida Wildflower Foundation for making this garden makeover possible.

[@cheridefries4980]

So beautiful! Thank you for adding natives to our City Beautiful! I’ll be checking this garden out for sure! 🌼🦋🌺

[@laluz4473]

Plenty informative, much was shared, however, EXTREMELY difficult to hear. Would of been nice to know about a couple more native plants had audio been better. Next time you may want to place a mic on the person. Thanks 🌼👍

[@ocextension]

We appreciate your feedback - we are working to improve our audio visual technology. Tia is offering a 3-part wildflower educational series with both in-person and virtual options starting next week. Here is a link for more information: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/orangeco/2021/09/16/florida-friendly-wildflowers-3-part-series/.

[@laluz4473]

@@ocextension Thank you, much appreciated!