Rethinking the Lawn

July 26, 2010 by Rick

“Lawn out front, flowers in the back. It's the landscaping equivalent of a mullet haircut: Business in the front, party out back.

And it's headed the same way.

More homeowners are giving up on staid front-yard lawns and putting gardens front and center instead. Many choose native and Florida-friendly plants that, placed in the right spot, save time and money, water and fertilizer.

But not everyone's doing it just for the savings.”

Read the full article in this link

Penny Carnathan’s article in The Tampa Tribune Getaway on Sunday

 

Using Florida Friendly Plants as the article suggests has been a theme of ours for 28 years. Check out this post for a great plant that will add beauty and the savings discussed in the article.

 

Shrink the Size of Your Lawn Today!

SedumHybFloridaFriendlyGold1TM

 

Another low growing drought tolerant Florida Friendly Plant that is a perennial is the Ornamental Sweet Potato. It is a spreader that covers a lot of mulched area and requires minimal care.

 

One-potato-two-potato-three-potato-four!

 

Something to entertain you as you ponder the subject… Taking out the Grass is a Gas

 

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January 22. 2010 13:43

Love this post, Rick! Smile
  As the local FNGLA president said in that article, a lot of people do their gardening in the backyard because they like creating a private anything-goes sanctum. Guilty! But I do like to have colorful beds out front, too. I've been moving plants out there that require very little watering or maintenance and lots of color. My favorites: sweet potato vine is a beautiful ground cover; pagoda clerodendrum shrubs are zero maintenance and lots of big red flowers; galliardia takes heat and cold and re-seeds; purple queen adds more ground color and complements the sweet potato well; purslane (Pazazz is my fav) adds bright bursts of neon.
  The only work with any of these full-sun plants is pulling up volunteers and cutting back the crazies. I'd rather do that once in a while than water every week!

penlyn1

February 23. 2010 05:25

Would have loved to learn the name of the first plant pictured in this post (some sort of succulent)--I couldn't find it in the post nor the linked article.

Jennifer