The Garden Club at Palm Coast

Scott and Elise Mead of Francis Lane have been recognized as October 2023, Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.

Originally from South Dakota for 30 years, the Meads moved to Palm Coast 5 years ago.

They like planting mostly perennials, thus having such a diversity of colorful plants. On the front left side of the house, you will find coreopsis, plumbago, mini-Mexican petunias, society garlic, variegated liriope, confederate jasmine, different types of crotons, a lady palm, and red canna lilies.

The beautiful Sylvester palm in the center island provides a natural canopy for African bush daisies, cardboard palm (cycad), oyster plants, blue daze, Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum), oleander, Hawaiian Ti, schefflera, and red fountain grass.

Heading towards the back yard, there are lavender trailing daisies, multi-color verbena, seaside petunias, portulaca, periwinkle, golden shrimp plant and jatropha which attract hummingbirds, bleeding heart vine, blanket flower (Gaillardia), firecracker, African irises, a variety of succulents, and several date palms.
Their vegetable garden has climbing tomatoes, basil, chives, and pineapples.

The gardens are bordered by either concrete or black landscape edging and mulched with tan river rock, giving the gardens a well-defined space.

Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
Selection of the Month Committee

Luisa and Faustino Rosas of New Leatherwood Drive have been recognized as September 2023, Selection of the Month by The Garden Club at Palm Coast.

Originally from Baja, Mexico, they lived in San Jose, California, then moved to Palm Coast six and a half years ago. Luisa’s grandmother and mother were gardeners. Luisa designed her entire landscape and brought many plants and beautifully decorated pots from California.

Located on a corner lot, you see so much beauty and color all around, such as five types of Miami supreme gardenias, California gold bougainvillea, iceberg roses, Miss Francis crape myrtle (lipstick red), bottlebrush tree, bird of paradise, yellow azalea, bleeding hearts, glory bower, plumeria and so much more.

The front entryway leads you into a large, beautiful courtyard showcasing orchids, cacti, various begonias, bromeliads, water fountain, geraniums, crotons, red and pink mandevillas, various palm trees, and different kinds of ferns used in arrangements.

In the back fenced-in area, she has many fruit trees: figs, lemons, limes, oranges, guava, papayas, olive bush, dwarf avocados, alfalfa, Japanese persimmon, hot and sweet banana peppers, several herbs: chives, parsley, cilantro, bay leaf, lemon and German thyme, rosemary, oregano and three kinds of mint.

Submitted by Nancy Iandoli
Selection of the Month Committee