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Janice Broda is the secretary of the Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) & a founding member. She was president of the statewide FNPS from 1996 - 1998.

Wildflower “Wetland” Garden

by ircnativeplantsAugust 15, 2020August 19, 2020Leave a comment

Outside of their screened porch Kai Andrews and Marc Speiss have created a garden patch that takes advantage of water that runs off their roof. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), the tall plant, is a larval food for monarch butterflies, so…

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5/22/20: Yard of Tom Brown

by ircnativeplantsAugust 8, 2020August 8, 2020Leave a comment

Check out how these slash pines (PInus elliottii var. densa) have grown in Tom Brown's Sebastian yard.  The first photo was taken on 5/22/20, and the lower photo was shot on 4/16/18.  They now, along with his other plantings, provide…

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7/16/20: Native Plants & New Rain Garden

by ircnativeplantsAugust 2, 2020August 8, 2020Leave a comment

We visited the native plant area and new rain garden at the Garden Club of the Indian River County on 7-16-2020.  Special thanks to Garden Club and Eugenia NPS Chapter member Reva Brugnoli (center) for hosting us and providing us with…

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4/18/19: Yard of Carol Thomas

by ircnativeplantsAugust 2, 2020August 8, 2020Leave a comment

Now that Carol is retired, she has more time to spend in her yard.  Above she shows off a path to the street that she installed at the western edge of her property and how her neighbor now has native…

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9/19/2019: Yard of Carla Flournoy

by ircnativeplantsAugust 2, 2020August 8, 2020Leave a comment

  Carla Flournoy hosted the 9/19/2019 meeting at her home in the Indian Trails subdivision.  This community has a magnificent canopy of live oaks. Carla explained that her yard had been beset with drainage problems.  She engaged Landscape Architect Robin…

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Inspirational: Yard of Kei Andrews & Marc Speiss

by ircnativeplantsAugust 2, 2020August 8, 2020Leave a comment

Kei Andrews, Marc Speiss, and their son Ronan have transformed their small yard in a gated subdivision into an wonderland of native plants full of diversity and beauty -- in only 2 years.  Their inspirational yard fits into the community…

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Simply Stunning! Blueberries

by ircnativeplantsMay 25, 2020August 9, 2020Leave a comment

On 5/22 & 5/23/20, two lucky small groups visited the Sebastian yard of Tom Brown, which we visited two years ago as a much larger, coronavirus concern-free group.  Many of his plantings had grown substantially, and his blueberries were quite…

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8/22/2019: Yard of Lori & Terry Greene

by ircnativeplantsAugust 25, 2019August 26, 2019Leave a comment

Our yard visit was postponed for a week due to rain, and the yard of Lori and Terry Greene was well worth the wait.  Located in the Collier Club subdivision in Sebastian, this impeccably maintained yard is filled with lots…

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7/18/2019: Yard of Maureen Labadie

by ircnativeplantsAugust 8, 2019Leave a comment

Maureen Labadie hosted our July 18, 2019 walk in her yard in celebration of the 11th month anniversary of the installation of native plantings. She shared her successes and let us know what plants failed to thrive in her yard.…

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Preview: 8/15/2019 Yard Visit

by ircnativeplantsAugust 5, 2019Leave a comment

Terry Greene sent some photos of his native yard planting that were installed about 2 years ago.  These pictures were taken in the winter.   Weather-permitting, we will visit his yard on Thursday, August 15, beginning at 5:30pm.  His yard…

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