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Choosing Florida Friendly Landscaping in an HOA Community?

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During the first part of today’s show we were exploring the ways people can reduce the amount of water and fertilizer they use on their yards in order to reduce their environmental footprint, and not contribute to the harmful algal blooms we’re seeing in local waters.

But, what if you live in a community that frowns upon non-traditional yards -- in other words, yards that don’t feature lush, bright green grass that requires fertilizer, herbicide and plenty of water? What rights to people in communities with Homeowners Associations have to choose to xeriscape, or plant other non-traditional landscaping around their homes? We're joined by Rob Caves, he’s a Board Certified Specialist in Condominium and Planned Development Law with Becker & Poliakoff, to find out more.

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Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.