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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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  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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