{"id":12423,"date":"2026-04-29T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/?p=12423"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:58:58","slug":"uf-center-landscape-conservation-planning-publishes-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/uf-center-landscape-conservation-planning-publishes-research\/","title":{"rendered":"UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publishes Research on Native Plant Perceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e42a8643461a1b164bd766f2de49cf2\">UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publishes Research on Native Plant Perceptions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-18ce7721116b0b06f10c494e7ce8b52e wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty from the <a href=\"https:\/\/conservation.dcp.ufl.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/conservation.dcp.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning<\/a> published the paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/18\/6\/2975\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/18\/6\/2975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Perceptions and Preferences for Using Native Plants in Residential Landscapes&#8221;<\/a> in the journal Sustainability, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-05fa7b8ff804df5c5db2b056b14e16f9 wp-block-paragraph\">Authored by <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/belinda-nettles\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/belinda-nettles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Belinda Nettles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hos.ifas.ufl.edu\/people\/on-campus-faculty\/gail-hansen\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hos.ifas.ufl.edu\/people\/on-campus-faculty\/gail-hansen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Gail Hansen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/michael-volk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/faculties\/michael-volk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associate Director Michael Volk<\/a>, the paper explores the perceptions and preferences of site visitors on the aesthetics, maintenance, environmental value, and willingness to adopt a native plant garden. The team utilized two plots of native plantings that resembled residential gardens and conducted site visit surveys to gauge participants&#8217; viewpoints on native landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2acebf433ab8ee56c2dd71cec383045b wp-block-paragraph\">The results showed positive perception to native plant gardens, and participants expressed interest in learning more about native landscapes and their ecological benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a2730ea6071ede88538c7e4f1d037915 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/18\/6\/2975\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/18\/6\/2975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UF Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Publishes Research on Native Plant Perceptions Faculty from the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning published the paper &#8220;Perceptions and Preferences for Using Native Plants in Residential Landscapes&#8221; in the journal Sustainability, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings. 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