Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN)
Carol Smith's Florida Friendly Yard

Master Gardener, Carol Smith has a wonderful Florida-Friendly property located on a beautiful upper section of Mill Creek  Their landscape exists primarily on rainfall.   The property contains many wonderful examples of the FYN principle, "Right Plant, Right Place.  The three compost bins at the back of the property promote the Recycle Yard Waste FYN principle.  They help to reduce stormwater runoff, another FYN principle, with a newly installed rain barrel.  The large backyard slopes gently towards Mill Creek and has a wild Florida look with saw palmetto, pine and large shade oaks.  Wildlife visiting their property include a past resident gopher tortoise and butterflies, birds and an local raccoon.  The Smith's yard received the Golden Oak recognition.  Congratulations!!

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Carol Smith with her certificatelandscaped pathway to carol's houseSide of houselandscaping outside of porchLandscape plantsrain barrelMulched landscape plantsVisitorsoutdoor table and chairsFire pitbirdbath on mulched pathbird bath on landscaped pathTreesTreesPine treelandscaped sidewalklawn