[La lamy]

Looks pretty good already! But personally I would add some wood or wire 'fencing' on the bare walls where vines would grow on. There's some that flower beautifully. Crotons as others have also mentioned in a sunny spot is very 'Florida' to me. Enjoy!!

[stebooo]

If their something you plant every year I agree. What's the py would dir. If you have plants thatoint the last adt byou should have left the water on.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by stebooo

If their something you plant every year I agree. What's the py would dir. If you have plants thatoint the last adt byou should have left the water on.

I reckon about $25 a gallon!

[Mohawksin]

Originally Posted by jayerose

Too much?

We are totally amateurs!

We took out the flowers and shut off the sprinklers in our alleyway so not to damage the neighbor's house in any way from the water.

Sprinklers do not need to be turned off. They can be adjusted. As you do your planning, you do have the option of using your sprinklers.

[wiltma]

Fountain

[Klassykathy]

The previous owners put too many bushes and a bird of paradise down the side that got too big. We have removed them and plan to put gravel down the side and plants in pots as to not disturb the neighbors house. Our landscaper said they can install water to each pot off the sprinkler system. That’s what we plan to do. The picture us my inspiration - not our house...

[mollypeanut]

Originally Posted by jayerose

Too much?

We are totally amateurs!

We took out the flowers and shut off the sprinklers in our alleyway so not to damage the neighbor's house in any way from the water.

I think you did a beautiful job in the back of you Villa. I also own a Courtyard Villa and doing the “Alley” can be a challenge. I wanted it to look nice when I looked out my dining room sliders, but the challenge is anything you do must be a certain distance from your neighbors house. They must be able to access their house for maintenance such as house washing and bug spray..
My solution was to put everything in pots! I think I read that suggestion on this site one time. It worked out great.. I also painted the cement and am now very happy with my “Alleyway”

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by jayerose

Too much?

We are totally amateurs!

We took out the flowers and shut off the sprinklers in our alleyway so not to damage the neighbor's house in any way from the water.

Keep it SIMPLE.

[Villagesgal]

Take out the grass and put in really good quality artificial grass, new stuff is expensive and looks and even feels like real grass when you walk on it. My nephew in Vegas has it down just over 5 years, no fading and only needs to be hosed down a couple times a year. Crotons come in various color combinations, very low maintenance, azaleas add color twice a year and otherwise stay low and green, some low ornamental grasses might look good too. Have fun with it, you don't like something, just pull it out and put it out front with a "free" sign and try something else.

[courtyard]

The worst design feature of The Villages villas is the sprinkler heads aimed at your neighbor's foundation, especially if your neighbor is a rental house and you can't access their sprinkler system to shut it off when it breaks and shoots water at your foundation in the middle of the night. Congrats that you were so considerate in capping the alley way sprinklers to prevent this flooding disaster from happening.

[TNGary]

Saw an arrangement like yours. The owner planted a few, distanced from each other, dwarf crepe myrtles, red. pruned them so only one of the branches then served as a trunk to form a mini tree and then branch out at about 5' height. A real eye catcher.
Please send photos when your done with your project we those who provided input can see the final outcome.
Txs

[Garywt]

Looks like you have done a lot already. We have left all our grass out back and have not planted anything ourselves, just the builders plantings. On our side we have 3 bushes but no sprinklers, just bush waterers. We keep our grill and Blackstone along the side as well. Out back we have a fire pit with 4 rocking chairs with 2 side tables, we have a table and chairs, we have a water fountain and a wall hanging. Keeping it extremely easy as the last thing we want to do is maintenance of anything.

[joelfmi]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Not sure what you are asking. As to what you can plant, rights of you and neighbors,
the Villages can guide you and if it is an issue they will send a representative to speak with both you and your neighbor.

Opinions, including mine do not matter as they are not binding on anyone.

get estimate from a repudual sprinkler company and your problems will be satisfied