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Growing up Florida-Friendly

A Kid's Guide to the 9 Principles of Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM

July 22, 2020
This colorful, easy-to-read book (58 pages, full color) is the perfect way to introduce youth to the nine principles of Florida-Friendly   LandscapingTM guidelines that help yards thrive and protect Florida’s waterways!

Follow the travels of "Miss   Flory" and FFL Kids Harriet and Russell as they learn to create vibrant,  sustainable landscapes through efficient water use, mulching, distinguishing good bugs from bad bugs, recycling waste, and other important FFL practices. 

Written by Kim Pepitone Cottrell and illustrated by Evelyn Lavaughn Davis, Florida Master Gardener Volunteers, this delightful book can be shared by children and adults, in the classroom and at home.


Price: $6.99 

To order “Growing Up FFL,” visit the UF/IFAS Bookstore website.


If you are interested in purchasing 25 or more copies of this title, please call 800-226-1764 or email ifasbooks@ifas.ufl.edu for discount information.