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Greetings!
Welcome to the May edition of our Sanibel/Captiva E-Newsletter.
A-May-Zing Month of May.....one of our favorite months on the islands! 
This month we celebrate freedom with the festival of Cinco de Mayo and remember those brave men and women who have fought to preserve our freedom on Memorial Day as well as honor our Mothers on Mother's Day. May is also the beginning of Sea Turtle Nesting Season, American Bike Month, Flower Month and National BBQ Month! May Day brings to mind sharing the new blooms of spring with friends. Our expert, Bob Walsh is so busy helping island residents beautify their landscape that we decided to bring back a column from our archives about adding color to your island garden.
So this month our Guest Columnist section will provide authoritative advice on "A Blooming Bonanza Of Color For Your Island Garden" from our very own Island Expert to help you optimize your real estate goals.
Speaking of what is blooming.......there are some wonderful "End of Season" opportunities. Take advantage of this timing to bring your dreams of Island Ownership to fruition this May!
Come for a visit ..... you'll want to stay for a
Lifetime .....
and we can help you make it happen ......
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| May Guest Columnist/ Get Educated
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A Blooming Bonanza Of Color
All across the islands the fragrance of blooming Gardenias & Jasmine fill the air. Flowering trees like Cassia, Tabebuia & Poinciana are creating an eye pleasing show as well across the islands. The early heat of spring has produced an amazing performance by all blooming plants. May being National Flower Month is a great time to bring new life & color to your garden.
The addition of just a couple spectacular flowering shrubs or trees can immediately change your landscape look and bring a smile to your face, enjoyment to your garden experience and make your garden a reflection of your spirit. Hibiscus, Bougainvillea and Ixora are good choices and they come in a wide variety of colors. It's a great time to get new plants established. The warm days will let them send roots deep and get them ready for the wonders of the summer rains. You will get to enjoy their current spring color and have a more mature plant in full bloom again in the fall!
The butterflies & hummingbirds are really starting to show up at our garden
showcase In The Garden ....3889 Sanibel Captiva Rd.
Our demonstration butterfly garden is a great place to see what types butterfly plants suit your landscape. Bahama Cassia, Firebush and Scarlett Milkweed are drawing in a multitude of butterfly varieties. Consider an arbor with Corky Stem Passion Vine or Cape Honeysuckle which would bring a new & wonderful addition to your landscape and will surely draw hummers & butterflies to your garden.
For the more adventurous gardeners, how about your own fruit garden, with citrus, bananas, avocados or mango. It is a great time to get them started. The yellow Canna & Blue Flag Iris (our wedding flower) are a fabulous way to color up any low lying, moist retention areas you may have in your garden. They also go great with a small water feature or fountain pot that adds that auditory sense of tranquility to any landscape. With Mother's Day approaching it is a great time to give a live beautiful blooming plant that can be enjoyed not for days in a vase but produce years of enjoyment in your garden or in a wonderful unique piece of pottery for your pool deck or lanai. Don't forget to give the gift of love to your plants before the summer rains arrive...food. With the Lee County fertilizer ordinance black out starting June 1 and the Sanibel black out starting July 1 you need to get a good 8-2-12 fertilizer (ordinance compliant) out on your trees and shrubs now so they can expand their root systems and be ready for the summer rains. This also allows the fertilizer to be used by the plants rather than end up as run off this summer in our wonderful estuaries. Please call us for any information you may need to help make your garden a wonderful experience.
Bob Walsh
R. S. Walsh Landscaping, Inc.
In The Garden Garden Center
239-768-5655 Fort Myers
239-395-5859 Sanibel
Thanks for the info Bob!
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Do You Believe In Second Chances?
EXCLUSIVE CAPTIVA BAY VILLA PENTHOUSE D
LIVING THE HIGH LIFE ON CAPTIVA'S BAYFRONT
Opportunity to OWN this "One of a Kind" Captiva Penthouse Is Knocking Once Again.....
LIVES LIKE A HOME WITH THE
CONVENIENCE OF A CONDOMINIUM
Intimate 5 Unit Private Gated Community
Direct Bayfront Location in Captiva's Village
Gulf Access Dockage with Lift
Luxuriously Appointed
Nearly 3600 square feet of Living
40 foot Bayfront Lanai with Outdoor Kitchen
3 Bedrooms with En-suite Baths
Large Den with Built-in Murphy Beds
Chef's Kitchen
Private Office off Kitchen
Beautifully Crafted Custom Built In Entertainment Center
Gas Fireplace
Awaken with the Sunrise from the Bayfront Master Suite
Expansive Open Water Views Of Pine Island Sound
NOTHING COMPARES TO THIS ON CAPTIVA
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ANNOUNCING
Sea Turtle Nesting Seasons Begins May 1
For more info, stats, videos and to follow the SCCF Sea Turtle blog
GO TO:
Walker Guest House On Sanibel Voted
Top Residential Building in Florida
Great architecture in Southwest Florida has been recognized by the Florida Chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) in naming the Walker Guest House the top residential building in Florida and ranked number three overall by architects. More than 2.4 million votes were cast.GO TO: for full story.
ANNOUNCING
Inagural "Ding Darling" & Doc Ford's
Tarpon Tournament
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New York Times Best Selling Author Randy Wayne White and Mina Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway will be fishing the tournament. A wonderful event to support J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. dingdarlingsociety.org
Sanibel Recreation Department Youth Summer Day Camp Is Open Loads of Summer Fun at Sanibel Rec!
The Sanibel Recreation Department "Summer Day Camp" is a traditional ten week day camp which will run from Tuesday, May 29th through Friday, August 3rd. Summer Camp is offered to children entering grades first through eighth and will operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all days except Wednesday, July 4th. Campers will participate in activities such as swimming, arts and crafts and athletics, as well as, a variety of games. Special guests along with an enhanced field trip itinerary will also be a part of the action. Campers should bring swimsuit, towel, sunscreen and a brown bag lunch daily. The cost is $85 per week for members and $105 for non-members.
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Everything You Wanted To Know
About Where the Shells Are On The Islands!......
That's correct! Congrats are in order!
My friend
Pam
WAS ON NATIONAL TV ON CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH BILL GEIST!
Watch the segment here on 
then GO TO: her Blog post
to find out the rest of the story about the broken leg!
We are so proud of Pam and all the others on the video! They all put forth great efforts to help people have wonderful and memorable shelling experiences on the islands!
Order your shelling Uniform
and shop for great gift ideas for fellow Shelling Lovers
GO TO:
Here's our buddy, Captain Joey Burnsed, who took Bill Geist out on his boat for a shelling trip. GO TO: captivafishing.net to book your own funtastic shelling/fishing experience
National Bike Month.....No place better to celebrate than Sanibel/Captiva! Enjoy the video provided by Billy's Rentals on Sanibel billysrentals.com
GO TO: sanibel-captiva.org to get the scoop on biking on the islands. Where to rent bikes on Sanibel: billysrentals.com tarponbayexplorers.com finnimores.com Where to rent bikes on Captiva: yolowatersports.com
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Make Island Time........Full Time
Waterfront Captiva Home 15009 Binder Dr
Near Beach Captiva Homes
Vacant Land 11517 Wightman Ln REDUCED! WAS ASKING $719,000 MAKE YOUR BEST OFFERS NOW AT END OF SEASON!
REMEMBER When They're Gone
THEY'RE GONE!!!
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Good News For Captiva!
Governor Rick Scott signed into law April 6, 2012 a $70.8 billion dollar spending plan for Florida during an event in St. Johns County. The General Appropriations Act for FY 2012-13 provides nearly $22 million for statewide beach management projects. The Legislature provided funding for the top seven beach projects of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's local government funding request priority list. The Captiva Erosion Prevention District's upcoming beach nourishment project was included in the top seven beach projects. The District will receive $4.5 million from the state for the approximately $18 million Captiva Island beach renourishment project. GO TO mycepd.com to learn more about Beach Erosion Prevention.
Captiva Island Historical Society Launches Website
 Captivans can share historic photos and information, view video clips, find out how to get DVDs of the two recent films on Captiva's history, and support the work of the society. GO TO:
Monday After The Masters Fundraiser
For Captiva Community Panel 
We were proud to host a tent at the recent Monday After The Masters Sunset Community Celebration to benefit the Captiva Community Panel at beautiful South Seas Island Resort. It was an afternoon of fabulous golf, food and fun. This is sure to become an annual event! The Captiva Community Panel exists to serve Captiva by maintaining the historic pattern of development on this barrier island. Such historical growth has consisted of unobtrusive, low-density residential use coupled with limited commercial development and vehicular traffic. Sensitive to such common concerns, Captiva community planning is to be maintained in consideration of an environment consisting of clean offshore waters, diverse and healthy marine life and robust native vegetation.
To learn more about the Captiva Community Panel and how to support the panel.
Have You Taken The Captiva Lifestyle Tour?
Please Share It With Your Friends
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GREEN TIPS for MOTHER'S DAY!
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Lignumvitae "Tree of Life"
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Every May a day is set aside to pay tribute to the nurturing women in your life. Here are some creative ways to celebrate that mother's everywhere are sure to love, especially Mother Nature.
1. Card choices Many think Mother's Day was the creation of the greeting card industry, but the concept has been around since the ancient Greeks. Today you have more choices than ever for sending a card:
Good - send a tree-free card
Better - Make your own Mother's Day cards with recycled materials you find around the house.
Best - Send a pretty digital Mother's Day card inhabitots.com 2. Adopt a tree. A great way to pay tribute to the Mother in your life now, or one you have lost. If you don't have a yard to accommodate another tree, check with local schools, parks and charities. Donated trees are almost always appreciated. Our favorite memorial tree: The Lignumvitae - a local, slow growing hardwood, its name is Latin for "Tree of Life". 3. Give the Gift of Music: A Mother's Mix. Moms today - like everyone - love their smart devices with the ability to listen to music. Why not create a digital music compilation of tunes centered around songs that make you think of mom? A four hour collection of Mom-centered music and digital feed is available from npr.org 4. Turtle Time - The amazing journey of our local mothers of the sea. Every May, these mothers begin the return to the place of their birth to lay their nests. This Mother's Day if you are fortunate enough to be near one of our beaches, take a morning walk with mom to look for turtle tracks. You may be lucky enough to find one, and if not - it will still be a beautiful way to begin your mother's day and think about your mom's own amazing journey. Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Seacoast Cottage Company
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Cypress Cottage Update:
Furnished Priced At
$1,549,000
The Cypress Cottage IS UNDER CONTRACT!
Click Here to read about Cypress Cottage in the news!
The Cypress Cottage was designed and built by Seacoast Cottage Company, a third generation Florida General Contractor specializing in building practices for strength and energy efficiency. If you are considering building, you can view the Cypress and other cottage designs by visiting www.SeacoastCottageCompany.com or call Art Monahan directly at 239-848-8969.
view our video.
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Royal Shell Real Estate
Continues To Dominate
The High End, Luxury Market
of Captiva
This is how we stacked up with our competitors
in 2011
Call John and Denice
To "Buy and Sell" With The Leading Company On Captiva!
We Just Sold Sunset Captiva #28
JUST SOLD!
28 Urchin Ct
Captiva Island
Sale Price $745,000
Call John and Denice to learn about other opportunities at Sunset Captiva!
Planning A Summer Break......
Might Want To Think About Cooling Off
In the Mountains!
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Cashiers/Highlands
North Carolina Area
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Royal Shell sales and rentals NOW
in the mountains of North Carolina!
Peaked your interest?
Click on the link to read the press release at prweb.com
Call John and Denice to hook you up in the mountains!
Alan S. Maltz Gallery On Captiva
In The Royal Shell Building
At The
Corner Of
Captiva Dr. And Andy Rosse Ln
"Natural Instincts"
Loggerhead Hatchling
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In Honor of Mother's Day and
Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Many other beautiful photos
are displayed and
available for sale. Please come
in and enjoy the Gallery!
Bring The Outdoors In With Art!
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Sanibel/Captiva Island March Sales
Total Sales: $37,957,000.00
Residential Sales
$18,738,000.00
Condo Sales
$18,409,100.00
Vacant Land Sales
$809,900.00
*All statistics taken from Sanibel-Captiva MLS.
*All Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed.
*Contact us if you would like to receive auto updates
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It's National BBQ Month!
This Is An
Oldie But A Goodie!
So Mom's Give This Recipe
To The Men In Your Life...
You May Not Only Get Mother's Day Off From Cooking But Many More Summer Breaks As Well!
Beer Can Chicken Recipe Courtesy of Bob Blumer
Ingredients
* 1 (4-pound) whole chicken
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 3 tablespoons of your favorite dry spice rub
* 1 can beer
Directions Remove neck and giblets from chicken and discard. Rinse chicken inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels. Rub chicken lightly with oil then rub inside and out with salt, pepper and dry rub. Set aside. Open beer can and take several gulps (make them big gulps so that the can is half full). Place beer can on a solid surface. Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity over the beer can. Transfer the bird-on-a-can to your grill and place in the center of the grate, balancing the bird on its 2 legs and the can like a tripod.
Cook the chicken over medium-high, indirect heat (i.e. no coals or burners on directly under the bird), with the grill cover on, for approximately 1 1/4 hours or until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F in the breast area and 180 degrees F in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when stabbed with a sharp knife. Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving. Back to Top |
"The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children." -William Havard
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Stay Up-to-Date....
We invite you to visit our website to get to know us better and to search for your own piece of paradise!
Give us a call at 239-357-5500 if you're thinking about selling and would like us to prepare a comparative market analysis.
We are happy to be of service whether you're buying or selling to help you achieve your real estate goals. Customer Satisfaction is our Specialty! We appreciate your referrals
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Sincerely,John and Denice Beggs Royal Shell Real Estate Direct: 239-357-5500 Office: 239-472-0078
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