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Originally Posted by FlDebra

Do you have pictures? A couple of hurricanes left our back yard drastically bare. We have 2 Pindo (I think) palms that are medium tall so far, and 1 huge sago palm around the pool but the rest of the yard looks sort of barren. I need ideas. We lost so many trees we lost count. The only ones left standing were so mutilated and bent, we had them removed too. I looked at that bare yard all last year -- this spring we are planting! But we are being very particular about what goes back in -- no pine and no oak! We cut and toted more of that wood to the road than we ever care to see again.

Well we just did the planters around the pool so we still have a ways to go. Our fence is next and then the major landscaping begins. Around the pool we did 2 Christmas Palms, 2 Areca Palms, a traveler palm, some juniper and border grass and some yellow and green crotons. When we get to the yard we'll do an herb garden and a bamboo garden, probably some gingers and arecas since they grow so fast, probably a christmas palm or two and a foxtail palm or two, some bird of paradise and I want a bottle palm. I'll take some pictures when we get a little more going on. I can't wait!