Please go to Hernando County Government YouTube Channel () for recordings of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Classes! Learn how to have a beautiful, sustainable yard that is budget-friendly and environmentally friendly. Topics include butterfly and pollinator gardening, proper turf care, saving water and money in your landscape, responsible pest control, composting, rain harvesting and much more!

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For a list of previously recorded Water Awareness Series Programs, visit http://hernandocountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/Media.aspx and look under Water Awareness Series. 

Watch past Water Awareness presentations:

• Withlacoochee River Myths and Facts 

• The Top Ten Things Newcomers Need to Know About Their Florida yard

• Palms for Your Florida Landscape & General Household Pest Control for Homeowners

• Turf Talk

• Fertilizer Use in the Home Lawn

• Who Cares For (and about) Our Springs

Other Water Awareness Series Classes

• Basic Landscape Design for Newcomers and Not-So-Newcomers
• Organic Winter Vegetable Gardening
• Florida-Friendly and Neighbor-Friendly. Growing Wild in a Civilized Community
• Curbside Recycling and Composting
• Rising Concerns: How Sea Level Rise Could Affect Our Coastline, Springs and Water
• Archives of Water Awareness Series 2009 - 2018 (Look under Water Awareness Series)

New Sod Establishment Schedule 

To qualify for the new sod establishment schedule, new sod must be installed in 50 percent or more of your lawn. Please see the Southwest Florida Water Management District Fact Sheet for Grass Seed if you are installing grass seed.