#Florida beach landscape install

Plants came from Green Images Nursery, off Taylor Creek road, in eastern Orange County.

#Florida beach landscape install

In 2006, county staff, community and school volunteers helped design and install a native plant garden. The Nature Center provides Seminole County students opportunities for week long Eco Camps and Adventure programs focusing on the diversity of plant and wildlife in rural Seminole County. The Yarborough Nature Center is located in the eastern half of Seminole County at the Geneva Wilderness Area and part of Seminole County Natural Lands program.

Location: Geneva Wilderness Area, Seminole County.

Project Contractor: Cuplet Fern Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.

Project Designer: Cuplet Fern Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.

Project Owner: Seminole County Natural Lands.

The happiest surprise for Pam is that a gopher tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus) dug a burrow amongst the native plants on the south side of the house. The new landscape engaged neighbors and Pam keeps potted dune Sunflowers ( Helianthus debilis) on hand to share. Site preparation and installation was completed February-March 2014.ģ94 plants of 37 species were installed, the species weren't chose to represent a existing native plant community, rather, species were chosen to reflect Pam's goals of providing visual interest with color, texture, and size and to fit in with the neighborhood rather than standing out. The initial design and installation was done in collaboration with Marc Godts of Green Isle Gardens. The yard is on Candler Sand and the site is level and the house faces East. When purchased in 2013, the yard was identical to the other 109 houses, with irrigated lawns on all side of each house, manicured Chinese Fringe Flower ( Loropetalum chinense) hedges, and three palm trees. The flora of these habitats can be seen in extant examples in nearby St. The team was mindful of the aboriginal longleaf pine and wiregrass ecosystem here, now obliterated, where the pine would have stood over a ground cover of grasses and diverse herbs. The event, named for a quaint, indigenous custom and industry, draws thousands of visitors each year.Īt the inception of the native garden project in early 2018, the Park featured entrance landscaping (without native-plant emphasis), an asphalt walking path of ring configuration 150 feet across, a stormwater pond, a children’s playground, and two picnic pavilions, these amenities distributed in the park in accordance with a conceptual plan made for the City.Īt the invitation of Sopchoppy’s mayor in early 2018, a team of volunteers coordinated by a member of the Sarracenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society assembled to further envision the mayor’s idea for native-plant landscaping for the Park. Visited by many every day, it is also part of the grounds of a large, annual, downtown street festival called the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival.

The Park lies just across the main street from a historical restoration of the town’s defunct rail depot, now a museum. The small city of Sopchoppy, in Wakulla County, established Sopchoppy Depot Park in 2015 as a multi-purpose park on city property. Project Contractor: Sarracenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society.Project Designer: Betsy Smith, David Roddenberry, and Lynn Artz.

Most plants in the gardens have been labelled by City Hall staff and members of the Vegetation Committee. 75 Florida native species can be found on the grounds of City Hall. Over the years, additional native plantings have been supplemented to increase species diversity and wildlife habitat. “Sanibel is and shall remain a barrier island, one in which a diverse population lives in harmony with the Island’s wildlife and natural habitats.” (1974 incorporation statement)Īfter completion of City Hall, its newly created Vegetation Committee focused its efforts on planting Florida native plants which complimented the native trees protected when City Hall was built. This has allowed Sanibel to create a “Sanctuary” environment on the barrier island. The city of Sanibel places the natural environment at the top of the hierarchy of its values. Project Contractor: City of Sanibel and volunteers.

City of Sanibel Native Demonstration Garden