Landscaping with Florida Native Plants

Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Beneficial Wildlife with Florida native plants.

Buffie Sea Lavender


Sea Lavender in Buffie’s Front Yard
The planting along the road includes Sea Lavender, Beach Creeper, Coontie and Pineland Croton. These Sea Lavender grew to this size in about two years. Yearly light pruning keeps them compact and full. The Beach Creeper can be sheered with a hedge trimmer once a year to 12 inches. It will stay compact and golden with this small amount of maintenance.

You may want to keep your ground covers a couple of feet in from the road and have mulch where you’ll stand while cutting and weeding.