Weather-Related Problems
Florida's extreme conditions can wreak havoc on your lawn. Whether you're protecting your plants from inclement weather or helping them recover afterward, this page offers solutions to the problems that Florida lawns face.
Cold
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Drought & Fire
UF/IFAS Publications
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface series
- Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida
- Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
- Lawns and Drought
Other Sites & Publications
- Beat the Heat This Summer--UGA
- Habitats: A Way to Cope with Drought--National Wildlife Federation
- U.S. Drought Monitor--University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
- Landscapes and Hurricanes
- Promoting Turf Recovery Following a Hurricane
Other Sites & Publications
Pollution
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Other Conditions
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Sustainable Living
See Sustainable Living: Lawn & Garden for information on environmentally friendly landscaping and other topics.
- Return to Problems
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Gardening in a Minute
- Home Lawn Care--Turfgrass Science
- Horticultural Sciences Department
- IPM Florida
- Landscape Plants
- Living Green
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- ProHort
- School Gardens
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Trees and Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FDACS
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- National Garden Clubs
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
Plant Hardiness Zones
