

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Florida Conversations: The Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join this season’s Florida Conversations to learn more about landscaping in Florida. Explore how the land-grant and Extension system emerged from 19th- and early 20th-century legislation with speaker Michael Masucci, and how those historical roots continue to shape UF/IFAS Extension’s work in the rapidly growing Tampa Bay region, including programs serving Hillsborough County today.

The program will also examine the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, a research-based framework that helps homeowners and communities create attractive landscapes that conserve water, reduce pollution, and protect Florida’s natural resources. The principles are outlined at the official Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ website, FloridaFriendlyLandscaping.com (also available at ffl.ifas.ufl.edu).

Florida Conversations is free and open to the public. The series is underwritten by the Tampa Bay History Center Endowment Fund at the University of South Florida, with media sponsorship from WUSF Public Broadcasting, and is co-sponsored by USF Libraries and the Tampa Bay History Center. Online reservations are encouraged.

About the Speaker

Michael Masucci is a Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ community educator with UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County. He works with homeowner association boards, community leaders, and residents to implement research-based practices that conserve water, reduce pollution, and support healthy, resilient Florida landscapes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tampa/florida-conversations-the-nine-principles-of-florida-friendly-landscaping/200029393154345
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tampabayhistorycenter.org/event/florida-conversations-the-nine-principles-of-florida-friendly-landscaping/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tampa-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tampa
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 801 Water St, Tampa, FL, United States, Florida 33602
- **lat**: 27.9421
- **long**: -82.45007
- **full address**: 801 Water St, Tampa, FL, United States, Florida 33602

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Tampa Bay History Center (https://allevents.in/org/tampa-bay-history-center/25972722)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 801 Water St, Tampa, FL, United States, Florida 33602
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tampa Bay History Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Florida Conversations: The Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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