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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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.
8/22/2019: Yard of Lori & Terry Greene
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…
7/18/2019: Yard of Maureen Labadie
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.…
Preview: 8/15/2019 Yard Visit
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…
5/16/19: Flowers in the Yard of Fran Robinson
Fran Robinson is a Master Gardener & a masterful gardener. Her 2-acre yard was amazingly weed-free due to her diligence & vigilance. It was wonderful to re-visit her yard and to see how much she has accomplished. We lasted visited…
Throwback Thursday: 7/27/17 – Yard of Fran Robinson
3030 - 18th Street, Vero Beach We visited the yard of avid Master Gardener on 7/27/2017, a visit re-scheduled from the usual third Thursday of the month due to thunderstorms. If the weather allows, we'll visit again on Thursday,…
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Why Natives?
Botanist Ginny Stibolt spoke about her new book, Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future at the Vero Beach Book Center on 9-20-2018. Many Eugenia Chapter members, including Martha Willoughby, Fran Robinson, Jane Schnee, David Martin, Tom Brown, and Janice…
9-20-2018 Virtual Visit to the Yard of Martha & Roger Willoughby
Each time that we visit the yard of our Chapter Treasurer Martha Willoughby, we are inspired by her ever diminishing areas of turf grass, her beautiful beds of native wildflowers, her use of attractive native grasses, her shoreline plantings that…
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9/20/2018: Visit the Yard of Martha & Roger Willoughby
We visited the yard of Martha & Roger Willoughby on 9-16-2014 (when the pictures above were taken) and will again visit on Thursday, 9/20/2018, at 5:30pm. Beds of wonderful native wildflowers -- bee balm (Monarda punctuata), red tropical sage (Salvia…
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False Indigo
False indigo (Amorpha fruiticosa) has stunning dark purple flowers and was blooming, later than is usual, in the yard of Tom Brown which we visited in August 2018.
