Project of the Month
Italian Courtyard Retreat
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Our latest clients had been remodeling the interior of their home for a while and were ready to move on the the last stage, the back yard.
As it happens, they had something unusual for a south Tampa home, a decent sized property! They had some room to work with outside the back door and wanted to turn it into a nice entertainment area to transition to the back yard.
We built them a unique pergola with a peaked rafter roof and extended the back beam to create an archway entry to the yard. We also removed their old, dilapidated deckway to the backdoors and replaced it with a new contemporary stepdown deck. Let the yard parties begin!
Click the picture above or the facebook icon below to see photos of the project in progress! 
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PLANT OF THE MONTH
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Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata)
Mid-summer heat in Florida can be brutal on more delicate plants and flowers. Pentas is a hardy, non-invasive plant which can take the heat and will produce beautiful red, pink, white, or lavender flowers all the way through the summer.
They are tolerant of a variety of soil types and will flourish in anything from direct sun to variable shade. They are also favored by butterflies and humming birds, but are virtually unaffected by pests.
All in all, Pentas is a beautiful flowering plant which thrives in the hot, sunny gardens of Florida!
Follow the link below for detailed information about propagation and care...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp465 |
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SHADE FX CANOPIES
Shade is the name of the game when it comes to outdoor
living in Florida. Shade FX has lots of great retractable shadecloth solutions for pergolas.
Automated or manual drive!
They are beautiful, durable, and effective.
Click the picture above to learn more about
Shade FX Canopies.
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Dragonfly Garden?
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That's right. We've all heard of butterfly gardens, but who ever has heard of a dragonfly garden? Well, as insects go dragonflies are probably my favorite. Why? There are over 400 species and many of them, with stunning iridescent colors, are quite beautiful. But best of all they are voracious eaters of mosquitoes, flies, gnats, and aphids! Who couldn't use a little help with those pests?
Follow the link below for great information on attracting these
beautiful and beneficial insects to your yard!
http://sagebug.com/howto/dragonflies.html
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