The District supports specialized assistance on Florida-friendly landscaping to community and condominium association boards and property managers through Florida Yards & Neighborhoods (FYN) programs in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk and Sarasota counties. FYN programs in Charlotte, Citrus, Hernando, Manatee, and Marion and Sarasota counties and The Villages in Sumter County focus on education to homeowners but also provide outreach to community and condominium association boards.
Outreach by FYN community association coordinators includes landscape site visits to evaluate:
- Plant health and maintenance issues
- Opportunities to reduce water consumption
- Landscape design changes
- Landscape maintenance contracts
- Association deed restrictions relating to landscape issues
Following the site evaluation, a report of observations that includes recommendations for changes to the landscape is provided to the association board.
Get help from our Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Coordinators who specialize in outreach to Homeowners/Community Associations
Chris Dewey 
Pasco County
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
(727) 847-8177
Doris Heitzmann 
Pinellas County
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
(727) 582-2422
Lisa Strange 
Hillsborough & Polk counties
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
(813) 744-5519, ext. 142
Resources
To contact an FYN coordinator in your county, go to: http:/
To learn more about Florida-friendly landscaping and Senate Bill 2080, go to pages 6–7 at: http:/
To read a District fact sheet on SB2080, go to: http:/
Visit the University of Florida’s Florida-friendly landscaping web site is http:/
To view model Florida-friendly landscaping covenants, go to: http:/
To see how associations have saved water and money through Florida-friendly landscaping, go to:
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