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Horticulturist,
Bob Haehle
About Bob
BACKGROUND
Authority on Tropical Plants.
B.S. in Environmental Design
M.S. in Horticulture from the University of Delaware
Graduate Fellowship at Longwood
Garden, Pennsylvania.
Garden Columnist for the Sun
Sentinel Newspaper for over 10 years.
Former County Horticulture agent for Broward County, Florida
Regional reporter for National Gardening to view his reports
go to http://www.garden.org
and select Tropical South
Radio Host: Listen to Bob on Radio 640AM WJNA every Sunday from 9:30
AM to 11AM for GARDEN TALKand call in with your gardening
questions . Call toll free:
1-877-644-1400
TOURS
Garden tours are conducted on a regular basis through the grounds of
Ft. Lauderdale's historic Bonnet
House call 954-563-5393 for more information regarding tour
schedule.
SPEAKER
Robert Haehle is available to lecture on various garden topics to your
civic association, garden club,
beautification committee, professional, and horticulture organizations.
BOOKS IN PRINT
"Native Florida Plants”
co-authored with Joan Brookwell. Availble at your local bookstore! Barnes
and Noble online and Amazon
Books online. Dealers can call Gulf Publishing at 1-800-231-6275
"A Garden Diary: A Guide to Gardening in South Florida"
by Robert Haehle, Sun-Sentinel Horticulturist and M.E. DePalma, FFGC Webmaster.
The book features monthly tips and answers to the most frequently asked
gardening questions that have appeared in Bob's newspaper columns over
the past years. A must for the "new" resident and a great diary for
every Florida gardener. Easy to follow month by month instructions
on what to fertilize, plant and prune plus blank pages for writing
in your own garden notes! Published December of 1999
Retail sales price $12.95.
Available at your local bookstore and online at Barnes and Noble
and Amazon .com
Monthly Tips and Sections from the book
A
Garden Diary: A Guide to Gardening in South Florida
“Knowledgeable Vision Trendsetter “
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New Landscaping or redesign of existing landscaping by those seeking
a person with vision and unconventional ideas.
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Advisor to landscape contractors and owners on plant selection, placement
and maintenance.
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Industry trendsetter designing hardy, low maintenance plantings.
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Develops and provides written programs to maintain plant health and prevent
insect or disease problems while recommending specific fertilization and
irrigation procedures.
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Use of bold plants incorporating dramatic form and set your landscaped
area apart from your neighbors.
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Incorporating vision and unconventional ideas to provide an overall statement
of your property.
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Designs using tough, low maintenance plantings and provides a written
inventory report with care recommendations
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Diagnoses and prescribes treatment for ailing plants and landscape
Satisfied Clients
· William's Island
· Turnberry Isle
· The Sanctuary
· Fisher Island
· The Town of Palm Beach
· and many local residents.
Schedule
of Personal Appearances
FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Email
or CALL BOB HAEHLE 954-522-1198
For general questions,and Free advice
Please send your requests to:
Bob Haehle
c/o Sun-Sentinel Garden Editor
200 E. Las Olas Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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