Jane – 2020

Jane Palm Bay 32907 My motivation to go native started when I realized my youngest son would soon be leaving for college and I would have to learn how to use a lawnmower to mow a lawn that didn’t look very good to begin with. I didn’t want to use poisons in the yard...

Laura 2020

Laura Melbourne We bought our home in February. I knew I was going to buy it before I even stepped inside. I was lucky enough to have bought the house from a professional native gardener, Drew Dolan. Most of you will be familiar with Drew and his parents, Sharon and...

Viki 2020

Viki Palm Bay We are new – and not new – to Brevard County. I originally moved here in 1968 when my mother bought this house – and yard. I attended college and “visited” here until graduation but after my husband and I married we lived in Brevard County for five...

Wayne & Emmie 2020

Wayne & Emmie Melbourne Loving the outdoors, Wayne and Emmie wanted a yard that would embrace Florida’s natural environment, while attracting butterflies and birds to their yard. In 2002, they purchased an undeveloped lot covered with native trees and shrubs. It...