Free Gardening Resources in St. Johns County

Need help with a gardening question or looking for new ideas to brighten the landscape?  Check out these books available in the St. Johns County Library System.  If the book is not housed at your local library you can have it sent to that location using the county interlibrary loan system :

1.   Florida, my Eden / by Frederic B. Stresau.

2.   Your Florida garden / John V. Watkins and Herbert S. Wolfe.

3.   Florida gardening : the newcomer's survival manual / by Monica Moran Brandies.

4.   Landscaping for Florida's wildlife : re-creating native ecosystems in your yard / Joe Schaefer and George Tanner.

5.   Native Florida plants : low-maintenance landscaping and gardening / Robert G. Haehle, Joan Brookwell.

6.   Florida yards and neighborhoods handbook : a guide to environmentally friendly landscaping / Edited by Christine Kelly-Begazo and Rebecca McNair.

7.   Your Florida landscape : a complete guide to planting and maintenance : trees, palms, shrubs, ground covers and vines / edited by Robert J. Black, Kathleen C. Ruppert.

8.   The Florida gardener's book of lists / Lois Trigg Chaplin and Monica Moran Brandies.

9.   Natural Florida landscaping / Dan Walton and Laurel Schiller.

In addition to library books, you can use the free or low-cost horticultural resources from the St. Johns County Extension Center of the University of Florida, including Master Gardener Plant Clinics, the monthly Horticultural Newsletter, classes, and events.  Open the PDF document, Help for Gardening and Landscaping Questions to read about these resources and to locate helpful websites, including the UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) website, www.solutionsforyourlife.com.