Sunday, May 16, 2021

Gardening Help

Robin Weiss - Traditional Home

 
I am about to redo the plantings in the front yard of my Venice home. This beautiful Palm Beach home of interior designer Robin Weiss is my inspiration. It has the feel of English boxwoods in the foreground but they are not well suited for South Florida. I would love assistance on what these shrubs are. My guess is that they are Japanese Boxwood. I am thinking of using either Japanese/Korean Boxwood or Dwarf Yaupon Holly (Schillings Holly) or Eugenia shaped in balls.

In the rear I like the idea of Coontie Palms or something similar. Any help from Southern and Florida gardeners would be very much appreciated. 

Here is another shot of her pool house and yard.


RobinWeiss - Traditional Home


4 comments:

  1. Florida gardener here, I love your inspiration photo Beth! My vote is for Ilex Shilling plants in the foreground, they are super easy to care for and a gorgeous shade of green. Mine are 11 years old and still going strong and they really give you the look of boxwood as they shape easily. I tend to avoid holly varieties if possible, I personally don't care for the red berries they often produce and they tend to have sections "go wild" in shape or color in my experience. For the second row of plants I would suggest Xanadu Philodendrons, which are small leaved and lush as well as easily available. A rarer Pastazanum Mayoi Philodenron is a beautiful choice too. I would also condsider a row of Philodenron Bipennifolium nearest the to the house for height and interest. Nothing is more tropical Florida that their huge, lush leaves!

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    1. This is so wonderfully helpful. Thank you so much. I was researching this morning and came across the Xanadu Philodendron and it looks like a great choice and I will check out the others. I do have lots of philodendron in the back of the property but would love a smaller variety for the front.

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  2. You posted a picture of her house not too long ago, and it's just beautiful. It looks like Lexi has you covered, but you could go to your local nurseries, look around and ask them what they think. (I just love this house, and the palm trees too!) How fast do palm trees grow.

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    1. Palm tree growth varies by species, but many like my foxtails grow a foot a year.

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