- November 22, 2024
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The garden of Scott and Elise Mead, of Francis Lane, is The Garden Club at Palm Coast's Selection of the Month for October 2023.
Originally from South Dakota for 30 years, the Meads moved to Palm Coast five years ago.
They like planting mostly perennials and have a diversity of colorful plants. On the front left side of the house, you will find coreopsis, plumbago, mini-Mexican petunias, society garlic, variegated liriope, confederate jasmine, different types of crotons, a lady palm and red canna lilies.
The beautiful Sylvester palm in the center island provides a natural canopy for African bush daisy, cardboard palm (cycad), oyster plants, blue daze, Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum) and red fountain grass.
Heading towards the backyard, there are lavender trailing daisies, multicolor verbena, seaside petunias, portulaca, periwinkle, golden shrimp plant and jatropha which attract hummingbirds, bleeding heart vine, blanket flower (Gaillardia), and a variety of succulents.
Their vegetable garden has climbing tomatoes, basil, chives and pineapples.
The gardens are bordered by either concrete or black landscape edging and mulched with tan river rock, giving the gardens a well-defined space.
The Garden Club meets monthly at the VFW on Old Kings Road, Palm Coast, at 1 p.m. every second Monday.
