Online tool helps you build an environmentally friendly yard

This is a screenshot of a pretty cool tool I discovered while surfing for Florida information during today’s lunch break.

This tool allows you to play around with and learn how to make your yard more environmentally friendly by using Florida friendly plants that require less irrigation and fertilizer.

This interactive tool allows you to drag and drop planting beds into the virtual yard. Once you have the planting beds in place the site offers suggestions on the best plants for this area of the yard. You are provided a list of suggested plants that you might want to consider. After you are through you will be able to see images of what the yard will look like with your changes.

To view this tool visit Floridayards.org.


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