Bill & Carol

Designed By: Bill

Installed By: Bill

Started: 1999

Percentage of Native Plants: 99.9%

Amount of Sun and Shade: Mixed sun/shade

Unique Features and Wildlife: The property is now a miniature functioning wildlife refuge that replicates a subtropical coastal hammock. Wildlife we see is innumerable including owls and many wildlife species.

Landscape Description: The property hosts over 200 species of native plants. I started the conversion to a Florida subtropical coastal hammock in 1999. We have seen well over 150 species of birds from our property. Additionally, the plant communities on our property provide restored habitat and pollinator sources for a variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects and invertebrates.

Challenges: All of the property needed to be cleared of useless St. Augustine grass and class 1 and 2 invasive tree and plant species.

Certifications: National Wildlife Federation as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Landscape, Surfrider Ocean Friendly Gardens and Brevard County’s Lagoon Friendly Yards.

Parking Restrictions: Stay parked on road surface in front of my property. Please do Not park in front of neighbor’s house next door to the west.