Some gardeners are good at taking everyday items and repurposing them as garden art in their yards. The 3rd home on The Lakes and Hills Garden Club tour entitled 'Secrets of the Garden" has many secrets stashed away among the butterfly plants.
It is a large yard with a very private backyard which has obviously become a sanctuary for the homeowners.
Here we come across the first of many 'repurposed' items throughout this garden.
Here's a very clever idea for those of you who love wine. If you look close, you will see that the mulch surrounding this tree consists of wine bottle corks. Great idea and it looks nice! You can see the orange tabby cat in the background wasn't bothered a bit by all the visitors to his garden.
So after seeing the corks above, you might ask - what about the wine bottles? Well, they were not simply recycled. Instead, they became a border for this bed of Lion Tail 'Leonotis leonurus' perennials.
A beautiful variety of yellow-stemmed bamboo accents a seating area in the middle of the garden.
An old porch railing finds a new life in the garden, along with other miscellaneous items.
A variety of the Dutchman's Pipe 'Aristolochia' vine with a super large blossom clambers among other vines. It is a host plant for the beautiful Pipevine Swallowtails, and it makes quite a statement in the garden.
Another butterfly favorite, Cape Honeysuckle 'Tecomaria capensis' is allowed to grow wild up the side of a back porch. This plant which was once very popular in Florida is now coming back into vogue as a cold-hardy shrub that pollinators love.
An adorable mini-pond tucked cleverly among the foliage - perhaps for frogs - is included in this wildlife garden. It goes to show that you don't need a lot of space to include a pond in any garden.
As we exit this wildlife habitat, we come across another old-timey Florida plant - Turk's Cap 'Malvaviscus drummondii' - that is seeing a resurgence in popularity because it is a favorite of hummingbirds.
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