Using native and Florida friendly plants in your landscaping is the absolute best way to reduce the need for fertilizer, pesticides, and overwatering year round. That’s less work and money your yard needs from you!
For more ways you can keep our waters free of pollutants, check out our flyer on how your landscape maintenance can protect our waters.
The University of Florida Extension Services website has lots of information on adding native plants to your landscape at https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/native-plants/
You can also get great information from the Florida Native Plant Society.