The Garden Club at Palm Coast has recognized Aubrey Martin of Whittle Place as the September 2025 Garden Selection of the Month.
The Garden Club at Palm Coast is proud to recognize Aubrey Martin as our September 2025 Garden Selection of the Month. Aubrey’s yard is more than just a collection of beautiful plants – it’s a living story of resilience, creativity, and new beginnings.
In July 2022, a devastating fire destroyed much of Aubrey’s home and yard. Many might have walked away from such a loss, but Aubrey, with her mother’s help, rebuilt the house and began again from the ground up. By the time the home was ready a year and a half later, she was eager to transform the bare landscape into something vibrant and full of life.
Starting with cuttings, seeds, and even small sticks, Aubrey brought her vision to life. The front yard now flourishes with red and white allamanda, duet roses, gardenias, black desert rose, bottlebrush, June plums, papaya, a white crepe myrtle, sago palm, and pagodas. The back yard is equally lush, with spinach trees, banana trees, a coral tree, hibiscus, a “yesterday, today, and tomorrow” tree, a queen of the night cactus, and a corner devoted to a variety of succulents. She has also planted several young trees to ensure future shade.
Today, Aubrey’s garden thrives as a peaceful reminder that beauty can grow back stronger than before. Her dedication shows that you don’t need perfection to begin – you need to start, and nature will meet you halfway.
Congratulations, Aubrey, and thank you for inspiring our community with your Garden of Grace.
Submitted by Nancy Iandoli,
Selection of the Month Committee