Beautiful, low maintenance, native plants

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Old 04-30-2019, 04:42 PM
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Interesting, that might explain why my neighbor is growing plants in containers where as they would be usually grown in the soil.
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Interesting, that might explain why my neighbor is growing plants in containers where as they would be usually grown in the soil.
I noticed this as well, and I'm planning on doing some nice container planting. There's already some in my new yard that came with the place, but the plants in the containers are the same plants that are in the flower bed itself. So I'll make use of the existing pots and grow things that can grow in native Florida *soil* rather than *fill*.
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The 'stack wall' you see added to many landscapes, making terraces of the landscape beds, allows the easy adding of good soil to grow plants in.
Just make sure your installer is bringing in a SOIL and not more junk fill. HINT, the orange dirt is the cheapest, and NOT good soil. Pure sand would actually be better than that.
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Old 06-11-2019, 12:01 PM
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Just keep in mind that just because you happen to like a certain plant or shrub doesn't mean it will look right in a planted area, particularly in the front of your house. Aloe by itself normally would not be considered a pretty plant to plant out front unless it could cleverly be incorporated with some other varieties of different plants.

A rose bush here and/or there probably would not look right either. Roses normally are not considered a "front of house" good choice for a landscaped look . . . a standard perhaps, but not a bush.
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Bush Daisy...Needs imidacloprid a couple times a year so the bugs won't eat them.
At least the frost won't kill them.
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Old 06-11-2019, 12:44 PM
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I think Florida has her own beautiful plants - I can’t wait to explore them!
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