Saturday, December 11, 2010

Lovely, Low-maintenance Landscaping

You've read about us having to get our live oak tree removed (we hated to but it was soooo messy and very near the house).  We called Showplace Landscaping from an ad in our Savanna Club Newsletter.  
Sherry and Her Husband, Doug.
The landscaper, Sherry, and I hit it off.  I was pleased that she "read" me and came up with the simplicity I was after.  I wanted plants that take minimal care and are hardy when cold weather comes.
They planted crotons in the back and arboricolas (also known as  Schefflera or dwarf umbrella trees) and jatropha plants that have a red flower most of the year in the front.
The crowning touch was a five foot robellini palm (also called a pygmy date palm or miniature date palm).




We've had our sprinkler system worked on and the guy to treat for chinch bugs is coming this week.  Between that and hiring Showplace Landscaping to mow our lawn and keep things pruned, fertilized, and weeded, we're going to have a showplace one of these days.

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