One of the hardest parts of gardening in South Florida isn’t finding beautiful plants. It’s figuring out which beautiful plants actually belong in your particular yard.
Sun or shade? Dry sand or a soggy corner? Salt exposure? How big will it get? Will it support wildlife? And, perhaps most importantly: will you still like this plant after it has survived three summers and eaten half your walkway?
That’s why we love the University of Florida IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Plant Guide.
The IFAS plant-selection tool lets you narrow down plants based on real growing conditions and characteristics—things like light, soil moisture, mature size, drought tolerance and more. Instead of starting with “What looks pretty at the garden center?” you can start with “What actually wants to grow here?”
That is a much better question.
Use IFAS to make your shortlist. Then let us help with the plants.
At Inch by Yard, we’ve been matching our plant catalog against IFAS recommendations and tagging plants in our shop that appear in the Florida-Friendly plant resources.
So when you see our IFAS tag, there’s a reason for it: it gives you an easy way to move from research to plants you can actually buy from us.
Browse the IFAS tool first, make a list of plants that fit your conditions, and then shop our IFAS-tagged plants to see what we currently offer.
And if the plant IFAS recommends isn’t in our online shop, ask us. We don’t warehouse plants—we source them from growers throughout South Florida—so we may be able to find it for you.
Right plant. Right place. Less drama.
“Right Plant, Right Place” is one of the core ideas behind Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, and it happens to fit the way we think gardening should work.
A plant growing where it naturally wants to grow generally needs less intervention, has fewer problems, and gives you a much better chance of ending up with a landscape that gets better over time instead of becoming another weekend chore.
So before your next plant purchase, spend a few minutes with the IFAS plant-selection tool.
Then come back and look for the IFAS tag at Inch by Yard.
Research with IFAS. Find the plants with us. We bring the garden store to your door.