Highwayman painting by Livingston "Castro" Roberts.

 

UF Florida Yards program logo

FYN Butterfly Garden 

for the City of Okeechobee 

 

  Quick Links:

Plant and Butterfly Page

Our own song!

Photos

Partners

Press Releases

References

Objectives of the FY&N program:

  • reduce stormwater runoff
  • decrease non-point source pollution
  • conserve water
  • enhance wildlife habitat
  • create beautiful landscapes  

 

Project Partners

City of Okeechobee

Home Depot

Keep America Beautiful

Lykes Ranch Mulch

Main Street Okeechobee

Okeechobee Master Gardeners

South Florida Water Management District

Tree Locators

Waste Management, Inc.

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Think Green!

UF/IFAS Okeechobee Extension Service

 

 

  A work in progress...  

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Above: Before

Left: Arbor Day

Right: KAB / WM check to Okeechobee Main Street

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Day one: Remove sod, add topsoil

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Day two: Install irrigation line and edging

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Day 3 Set trellis posts &  water valves

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Day 4 Trellis complete!
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Day 5 Planting Day!
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Tara your plants are beautiful!

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Thanks Team Depot!
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Missy is careful with the SFWMD water; 

Fran admires the finished garden;

and "mulch thanks" to Lykes Brothers!

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Four colorful gardens: red, yellow, blue and white;  plus benches

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(l) Angela adds Florida Friendly Yard sign

(r) Jennifer, Wendy, Maureen & Dan invite you to visit Main St. Okeechobee!

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 How many places do you know of that inspire a song?

Our garden is one of them!

Click on the link below to learn more about this beautiful audio creation by local artists Calvin Stewart & Joice Marie http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7295046

Butterfly Garden
© words and music by C. Stewart / Joice Marie ( Jan 22, 2009 )

their lyrics are at right .  .  .  .

 

Bring your uncles
Bring your aunts
Kick your shoes off
Let's all dance

In the Butterfly Garden of love

Bring your nephew
Bring your niece
We can sing along
Sweet songs of peace

In the Butterfly Garden of love

Tap your toes, flap your wings
Let's pretend to fly
Everyone is getting
A butterfly high

In the Butterfly Garden of love

Heart full of colors
Floating around
Kissing your sweetheart
Right downtown

In the Butterfly Garden of love
Tap your toes, flap your wings
 Let's pretend to fly
Everyone is getting
A butterfly high

 In the Butterfly Garden of love

Tap your toes, flap your wings
Let's pretend to fly
Everyone is getting
A butterfly high

In the Butterfly Garden of love

Press Releases:

Florida Friendly Landscaped Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden: "Volunteers beautify Okeechobee" Okeechobee News 2/15/09, p. 1

News Article: Waste Management Announces Award to Support City’s Efforts

Our Garden's Butterfly (DRAFT) plant list

 

 

          Butterfly Gardening References: 

 

Our Garden's Plants and Visitor's Webpage  (under construction)

 

Florida Museum of Natural History:  Project Butterfly Wings 

Florida Wildflowers & Butterflies Brochure: 

Printed copies available at Okeechobee Extension office & at  Jersey Mike's, across from the garden. 

PDF files, formatted for printing on legal paper, 8 1/2" x 14":

Side 1: Butterflies    Side 2: Wildflowers

 

Other Butterfly Gardening references -  http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/wildflower/books.asp 

News Articles on Arnold's Butterfly Garden, 6/28/06 and 6/29/06

Other links on Butterfly Gardening:

Panhandle Butterfly House - Santa Rosa Master Gardeners http://www.panhandlebutterflyhouse.org/  

Florida Native Landscaping Plant List  [UF/IFAS IRREC class references]:  2009 revision of    Recommended and Commercially Available (native) Plants for Florida ...

  

UF/IFAS FYN Home Page

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