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It may surprise you to know that your yard is the first line of defense for the Florida’s Keys’ fragile environment.

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:28 AM EDT

When we bought our first Keys home – a condo that was part seasonal rental, part weekend getaway — gardening was out of the question. A few years later, our first Keys house came with a yard full of limestone cap rock and very little topsoil.

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

The word “Xeriscape” is derived from a Greek phrase meaning “dry scene.” But Florida Keys gardeners have found that Xeriscaping – particularly the use of plants native to this area – doesn’t mean you have to settle for a stark, desert-like landscape.

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

So you finally have your place on the water. You’ve worked out the details on your home, whether it’s humble or fancy. Now what?

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:28 AM EDT

Behind a small house in Key West lies an incredible display of almost 1,000 orchids lovingly collected and nurtured by Gary Gethen, whose house was a highlight of the March House and Garden Tour sponsored by the Old Island Restoration Foundation. The collection of brilliantly colored blooms, some large and splashy, others very small and delicate, includes some very rare species acquired by Gethen in his travels around the world, including Hawaii and Peru.

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:28 AM EDT

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