Salt is the whole difference. From wind exposure on Sand Key to reclaimed water inland, we build plant lists and irrigation plans around your exact exposure, not a one-size-fits-all list.
Coastal exposure decides everything, from what we plant to what we build with. Here's what Clearwater homeowners call us for most.
Plans built from exposure outward, with irrigation source factored in from the start. Sea grape, silver buttonwood, saw palmetto and coontie near the water, softer material once you're sheltered.
Seashore paspalum where salt exposure is high, Floratam where it's moderate, with soil prep and flushing where a storm has been through.
Salt water chlorine systems splash onto the beds. The first three feet around a deck needs a different plant list than the rest of the yard.
Brass and copper low-voltage fixtures specified for salt air, placed so you see the light rather than the bulb.
Paver patios and walkways with material chosen for coastal conditions, and a base built for sandy soil and a high water table.
Retaining walls, driveway landscaping, and full landscape installations round out the list, each built to hold up against coastal conditions.
One city, three plant palettes. Exposure changes everything about how a Clearwater yard is built.
Front line on Sand Key or Clearwater Beach takes direct salt wind. A few blocks inland is filtered. Countryside is effectively sheltered. A designer who uses a single list for all three replaces plants within two years.
Nutrients wash straight through. Beds go in with compost and slow release feed, or they stall out and stay stalled.
Aluminum light housings, cheap fasteners, and some metal edging pit and fail within a couple of seasons this close to the Gulf. Brass and copper cost more once instead of less three times.
Clearwater sits in Pinellas, and the rules differ from Hillsborough in ways that matter on a quote.
City vs. unincorporated Pinellas decides who issues your permit. The line runs through several neighborhoods. We confirm jurisdiction before pricing.
Coastal construction and setback rules apply to some waterfront parcels, affecting what can be built and where.
Watering days are restricted year-round under Southwest Florida Water Management District rules, tied to your address.
Tree protection is enforced at the city level in Clearwater. Removal and replacement rules apply.
Work with usSea grape, silver buttonwood, saw palmetto, dune sunflower and agave handle direct salt. Further back the list opens up considerably.
After the soil has been flushed with fresh water. Rushing it wastes the cost of the plants. We test rather than guess.
Yes, if the fixtures are brass or copper. Aluminum near salt air is a two-year purchase.
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