A Garden in Plantation, Florida

Remembering a well-loved garden

Today ’s photos come from Gayle Spinell - Gellers .

We live in our home for 26 years . When we go in , the garden included Robellini palms(Phoenix roebelenii , Zones 9–11 ) , ixora bushes(Ixora , Zones 9–11 ) , a large majestic poinciana tree(Delonix regia , Zones 9–12 ) , and a hugebougainvillea . It was befitting a hacienda - way firm , but time , plant diseases , and climate change impacted the garden . About ten years ago , I went in search of a resolution to bring some colour and texture to the garden . I slip up into a meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Broward County , and the rest is history . Thanks to the society and the generosity of night club members , the gardens now includeTillandsia , Neoregelia , andAechmeas .

Over the years we also added an agave , which grew beyond expectations and kept sending up shoot . Despite being recount it would only do so once , it transmit up three enormous prime spike , which grew daily until they dwarfed the mansion . We put in a butterfly stroke garden with aJatropha(Zones 10–11 ) on the north side of the rest home and a mahogany tree(Swietenia mahagoni , Zones 10–11 ) in the back . There is a grand Mangifera indica tree(Mangifera indica , Zones 10–12 ) in the backyard that we are cloning ! The new homeowners are also intrigued to see if that work out .

Now we live up the sea-coast , and the process of redesign a garden begins all over again but with plant life suited to Zone 9 .

The massive flower spike of anagave . Agaves grow for years before flowering , then bring forth these genuinely tremendous flower spike , and then unremarkably die after flowering . It is quite the display !

Gayle ’s former home , perfectly complemented by the tropic landscape around it .

The beautiful Mangifera indica tree in the backyard .

The south garden , mature happily in the shade of some palms .

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