. . . . . a garden in all seasons, trees full with leaves and blooms all year round. My wife is into gardening. I take care of the landscaping, which is no easy task, especially in summer. If the lawn is not mowed at least once a week and the bushes trimmed regularly, we will soon be living in a jungle.
For those relocating to the area or to those just taking up gardening, I would strongly suggest that you stick to indiginous plants. Northern flowers for the most part won't make it here. And, roses are extremely difficult to maintain in this climate. I watched a neighbor tend to her roses like slave. In the end, she gave up. Many Indiginous plants or species native to tropical climates will also bloom most of the year. We reside on Fort Myers Beach and our soil tends to be salty. Therefore, we need to choose plants that can withstand a pinch of salt.
Below are photographs from our garden: First, Beach Sun Flowers, which propogate and tend to grow wild around beach areas. Followed by Mexican Hibisus. Then, Bouganvilleas. Finally, Indian Blanket Flowers, grown by seeds. All of these flowers are in bloom all year long.
Awesome flower shots!!! I'm wondering if you could do me a favor... I worked previously as a biologist. My organisms of study were orchid bees - gorgeous Neotropical, metallic bees. Recently we have had an introduction of one species: Euglossa viridissima. This bee, in the Neotropics, is an incredibly important pollinator. However, here, as an introduced species, it may or may not be a problem, we do not yet know.
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