Sarasota Spring has Sprung

We have new landscaping facing east on Center Place. Three Satake Palms 
(Satakentia liukiuensis… pronounced Sah-tah-KEN-tee-uh) were planted this week and Elliott is diligently watering two times a day. The beautiful pinnate leaf solitary palms are from an island off Japan and will grow to 30 - 40 feet.

We're not done yet… a majestic Sylvester Date Palm Tree (Phoenix sylvestris) is expected to arrive next week.

Best of Sarasota Magazine @ Selby Gardens Party with Becky and Joe

resident lizard

12.20.11 - New Zealand Visitors and Landscaping

Liz and John from New Zealand visited for several days and we had fun showing them the house, neighborhood and beach and had a great dinner at Owens Fish Camp.

Liz, Elliott and John

before the yard cleanup

before the yard cleanup

Lido beach

Long Boat Key - view of New Pass and Lido Shores in the distance

Owens Fish Camp - the key lime pie was scrumptious

The Cariño Landscaping crew prunes back the sanseveri and bamboo.

our landscaper Nancy Paul at work

the areca palms were thinned and weeded

we cut back the copper beech at the base of the poinciana tree

almost a blank slate

12.8.11 - Tear Down That Wall Mr. Elliott!

George and the Bradenton Land Clearing crew tore down the gray foam wall this morning. The bobcat couldn't pull out the exposed steel posts which are buried 3 feet deep in blocks of cement. So a large front end loader will yank the posts out tomorrow and then the yard will be scraped and cleared of cement and debris. Next week we'll begin digging out the unwanted weeds, bamboo and trees to make way for new landscaping.

posts will soon be gone too

only "anet" is left

making room for the driveway

Ray and Jason continue tiling the balcony

Travertine tiled balcony

dumpster rust art

dumpster rust art #2