This presentation provides essential knowledge about Florida soils to design thriving, sustainable landscapes. Attendees will learn how to identify and work with Florida’s unique soils, interpret soil test results, receive science-based fertilizer recommendations, and implement best management practices (BMPs). We’ll also connect soil conditions to plant selection strategies that ensure long-term performance, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Continuing Education:

This session will provide 1 CEC through DBPR and LACES.

• DBPR: Course #0014741, 1 CEC - Optional
• LACES: 1 CE

Meet the Speakers:

Dr. Kimberly Moore

UF/IFAS Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center

Kimberly Moore is a professor of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida, IFAS, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education center where she also serves as the associate center director. In addition to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, she teaches Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry as well as Nutritional Management and Getting Published in Horticulture. Along with her students, she researches nutritional management strategies for ornamental crops to reduce water use as well as fertilizer run-off and improve water and fertilizer management. Dr. Moore received her PhD and MS in horticulture from Iowa State University and her BS in Environmental Science and Botany with a minor in chemistry from Eastern Illinois University. She joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 1995.