florida home front - july 21 2012

If you saw my previous post here about our geckos, then you saw a glimpse of our back yard. Here is a view of the front yard. I have just finished weeding and spreading down pine bark mulch (phew!) so it was a good time to take some photos. Click on any photo for more detail - I added an artistic filter to this photo . . . .

The tall grass here is something I have transplanted from the back yard. We had 3 Fountain Grasses put in and they have multiplied so much I dug up a couple of babies and planted them in the front. They are doing more than okay, I'm glad!

 purple lantana grows under the palm tree, it is so pretty and attracts butterflies.

The lizards live in the front gardens too! Do you see her hiding under the plumbago?

I have found Plumbago does well here in Florida (if I remember to prune it!)

My mom has it her her yard, with blue flowers. 

The plantings are very simple, but I am a pretty simple gardener - so it works well. 

We planted the palm tree you see here and the Royal Poinciana tree below . . .

I did a whole post on these trees here. If you have not seen the photos, check it out. The blooms the royal Poinciana produce are absolutely amazing -vivid orange and tons of them! I look forward to the time when our tree will bloom. We moved to this home in September 2010, so we have almost been here 2 years now. I have come to really love Florida . . . especially the geckos and the beautiful beaches.

Thanks for stopping by! lenna 

A hunch is creativity trying to TELL you something.

   ~ Frank Zappa