In Jo's Yard - 23 Variety Is the Spice of Life

The second week of September, Green Isle Gardens [http://www.greenislegardens.com/ ] arrives to work their magic once again.  By the time they are finished, I will have 30+ different Florida Native plants in my yard --a good variety to attract and support many different kinds native wildlife.  For trees, I have 

• two Flatwood Plums
• two Yaupon Hollies
• three Simpson Stoppers
• one Wild Lime

For shrubs, I have 

• Beautyberry
• Compact Firebush
• Privet Senna
• Walters Vibernum
• Florida Privet
• Coontie

For flowers – 

• red & pink Tropical Sage, Coral Honeysuckle, throw in the Muhly Grass
• pale pink Bee Balm and Swamp Milkweed
• lavender Wild Petunias, Stokes Aster, Purple Passion Vine
• yellow Rosinflower, Goldenaster, Chapman's Goldenrod
• yellow & orange Blanket Flower
• blue Twinflower, Swamp Twinflower, Sky Blue Cluster Vine
• white Rain Lilies and Scorpion-tail 

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