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Late Winter Garden In Florida

February 12, 2021 by Kimberly Snyder 4 Comments

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While most of the country is blanketed in snow and ice, we have a colorful mix of blooming plants in our Florida front yard!

Wow!  What a difference 2 years can make!  The picture below is from March 2019. We had owned the house for a year, but we were still “snowbirds” at that time.

 

Dave & Kim Front of Florida House spring 2019

In this one, Dave had just trimmed the pigmy palms.  They do look sad, don’t they!  And the front looks so barren!  I am sure no one could tell a former florist lived there!

Florida House 2018

And now, we have replaced the pigmy palms in the front yard with Christmas palms.  I have added a number of patio pots.  Truthfully, some of these really belong in the lanai but since it is still under renovation, they are “vacationing” in the front yard!  A bit of information about our backyard renovation can be found here:

Late Winter Flowers in Florida

Having gardened in Zone 6 A most of my life, I am still having a bit of a problem getting my head around gardening in Zone 10 which is considered the tropics!  I still do a double take when I check the tags on the geraniums and they say “will bloom Fall through Spring”!

Two weeks ago, I went to Walmart and purchased a few new plants.  The pot of kalanchoes had four plants in it so I divided them among 4 different planters and added a succulent and a decorative heart on a stake.  I added a hot pink geranium to two of the pots.

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hyperturfa hearts on a stake

 

Vintage Wrougt Iron Heart Yard stakes

I love these vintage wrought iron hearts !  They belonged to my paternal grandmother.  Dave tried to throw them in the metal recycling when we were still in Illinois!  Fortunately for him , I found them before the pile of metal left the farm.  They are currently flanking this wrought iron bench.

Late Winter Flowers in Florida 3

What is that I spy nestled in the planter of Diamond Frost?  Yes, it is a Peach Glitter Poinsettia!  And yes, it is almost Valentine’s Day!  I guess I have a Valentine Poinsettia!  This one started out as a Thanksgiving poinsettia!  You can read about how I made dish gardens with it here 

and here:

I don’t know, maybe I will have an Easter Poinsettia!  It is certainly holding up well here in Florida!  The picture below is from a photo shoot in November when I first got the poinsettia and before I divided the Diamond Frost.  The picture above was taken a week ago.

Poinsettia nestled in Diamond Frost

Picture below is a patio pot of Diamond Frost and Supertunia that I potted last October.  I wrote about how I potted it here:

Diamond Frost & Supertunia in Patio pot

This is how the planter looks today!  It is the one in the front.  I am not sure what is going on with the leaves of the hibiscus .  I may need to spray them with something.

Late Winter Flowers in Florida 2

A few more shots of the front yard

Late Winter Flowers in Florida 5

 

Divided and Repotted Dianthus

Diamond Frost in the landscape

And as much as I love my farmhouse in Illinois, I certainly don’t miss the winter landscape!

Farmhouse in Early January

 

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Comments

  1. Leslie Watkins says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:50 am

    I would be so lost in knowing what to plant in a tropical zone! A relearning process all over again, I’m sure! Happy planting and weekend, friend! It’s 16 here, feels like 3 with heavy snow forecast for next week. Enjoy that warmth and sunshine where you are!

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    • Kimberly Snyder says

      February 14, 2021 at 9:47 am

      It has been a learning process! There were several things I would have brought with me from Illinois but they just couldn’t take the heat! I know it is cold up there! I am hoping it warms up by next month when I head back! I still have several days of work to do at the farm that involves being in the unheated outbuildings! Hope you are staying warm!

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  2. Mary Anne Russo says

    February 16, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    All of your flowers are so pretty! I don’t have a green thumb! We have had so much snow in the midwest it’s so refreshing looking at all your flowers! Stay cool I hear it’s been warm in Florida.

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    • Kimberly Snyder says

      February 17, 2021 at 8:36 am

      Thank you, Mary Anne! I know there has been so much snow in the Midwest! I have been keeping an eye on it. I need to get back to Illinois but I really don’t want to drive in all the mess! Thanks for reading!

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Hello! Kimberly (Kim) Snyder and I'm glad you're here. An entrepreneurial spirit, I've owned a flower shop and antiques store, a pizza parlor and now we're in Florida living a new adventure. Join me as we downsize into our new digs and continue the adventures! WRITER & BLOGGER

Kimberly Snyder shares the adventures of moving to Florida and beginning again in a new space as a herbalist, a creative, and a serial entrepreneur

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 The nurse that was taking care of me in the pre op area turned out to be the same nurse who had prayed for me last year. My husband was in the parking lot of the medical center speaking with his friend who happened to work at the center with this particular nurse. I was very sick at the time and they prayed for my healing.  It was great to be able to thank her in person and let her see that the prayers had been answered. ❤️

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