GARDEN tours ~
Key Largo – IN PROGRESS –
April 17, 2024
It’s as hard as a rock. It takes a pick ax or special equipment to do a plant installation in the Florida Keys. Most of the roots stay close to the surface. However, these trees and plants have adapted and are reslient to this part of the word. They are tough little plants.
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Wild Coffee Plant
April 15, 2024
It’s my favorite little Keys shrub. I used illustrator to make it part of my logo. It’s an understory plant that can be pruned to fit your space. The berries on it can be used for coffee. I have not tried it (please do not try it). I’m told it’s not the best coffee but it could do in a pinch. The leaf textures make this shurb unique in the hammocks. You’ll see them growing everywhere in the understory.
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Lignumvitae Tree
April 10, 2024
This hardwood tree is a beautiful, durable, and found throughout the Florida Keys. The island Lignumvitae Key has champion trees and they surround the house located on this state park property. The wood will sink in water and it’s qualities made it valuable to ship builders. In fact, it’s used in the bearings and gears (even to this day) in the Panama Canal.
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Dagney Johnson Botanical Park
April 5, 2024
The Dagney Johnson Botanical Park was saved from developement in the 1980s. It’s become a star attraction for Key Largo residents and visitors. It’s a Tropical Hardwood Hammock located on Key Largo limestone. It’s open for visitors for a self guided tour through a short walking loop. The longer route takes visitors to the Atlantic ocean side of the island
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Tropical Hardwood Hammocks
April 1, 2024
Tricia’s project began in the hammocks near her home in Key Largo. She grew up in the rural areas of Northwest Florida and was attracted to the wildness of the state park. What started as a simple restoration project grew into Hammock Birds that become her new non-profit Food Trucks For Birds on the migration highway.
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