Plants are what make a yard feel alive: color by the front door, a shade tree over the patio, a green screen along the fence. Getting them to thrive here takes the right plant in the right spot. A good planting plan starts with how you use the yard: where the afternoon sun lands, where water stands after a summer storm, what you see from the kitchen window, and how much time you want to spend on upkeep. We design from those answers, then install the plan we drew.
What we plant
A project can be a single front bed or a full-property makeover. Typical work includes:
- Flower beds and seasonal color that hold up in Florida heat
- Shade trees, palms, and privacy screens, placed with room to grow
- Florida-friendly and native shrubs, grasses, and groundcovers
- A scaled planting plan with plant names, sizes, and spacing
- Soil preparation, bed shaping, and mulch or rock
- Sod installation and lawn renovation where turf makes sense
- Irrigation adjustments, including converting beds from spray heads to drip
- Grading and drainage fixes for low spots and runoff
- Low-voltage landscape lighting
Designed for Pinellas conditions
Sandy soil and a high water table. Most Pinellas yards sit on fast-draining sand that holds few nutrients, often with groundwater close to the surface. We amend planting holes where it helps, choose plants that tolerate both dry spells and soggy summers, and grade beds so rain moves away from the house.
Salt air and heat. Yards near Clearwater Beach, the Intracoastal, Tampa Bay, or Boca Ciega Bay get salt spray and wind that inland plants can’t handle. We put salt-tolerant species on the exposed edges and save more delicate plants for sheltered spots. Everything we specify has to handle full Florida sun and summer heat.
Storms and hurricanes. Tree and palm choices matter when the wind picks up. UF/IFAS research ranks species such as sabal palms and live oaks among the most wind-resistant. We place trees with room to grow away from the roof and power lines. See our hurricane season yard prep guide for more.
Watering rules. The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) sets watering limits for the region and can tighten them during drought. Pinellas is currently on one-day-a-week lawn watering under a water shortage order that the District extended through March 31, 2027. We design so the landscape gets by on the schedule you’re allowed: turf only where you’ll use it, drought-tolerant beds everywhere else, and drip in the beds. Florida law also requires a working rain sensor or other shutoff device on automatic irrigation systems. Our Pinellas watering restrictions guide explains how the schedules work.
The fertilizer ordinance. Pinellas County bans nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on lawns and landscapes from June 1 through September 30. The ordinance also prohibits nitrogen on new plantings for their first 30 days and requires a 10-foot fertilizer-free buffer along water and seawalls. Our planting plans rely on plants that don’t need heavy feeding, so the summer ban doesn’t hurt them.
HOA review. Many neighborhoods require approval before landscape changes. Florida law protects Florida-friendly landscaping, but you still have to go through the review process. We give you a plan clear enough to submit.
How a project works
- Free on-site consultation. We walk the property with you and talk through priorities, problem areas, and budget.
- Design and quote. You get a planting plan and an itemized proposal, and we revise it until it fits.
- Installation. We call 811 to have underground utilities marked, then prepare beds, plant, adjust irrigation, and clean up.
- Care. At the final walkthrough you get establishment watering instructions and seasonal care notes. If you’d rather hand it off, our maintenance plans take it from there.
To see what grows well here, try our plant finder or read the Florida-friendly plant guide. Planting around a new patio or artificial turf? We plan the beds and the hardscape together.
Where we work
We’re based on Eastwood Drive in Clearwater and plant landscapes across our Pinellas County service area: Clearwater, Largo, and St. Petersburg.
Ready to start? Request a free quote or book your on-site consultation.
