“We crammed in a lot of palms around the pool area because the homeowner wanted it really full-he didn’t want to see a guest cottage that is behind the house,” says Reynolds. Above: Rhapis humilis (slender lady palm) shields the pool and filters sunlight through its fronds. Above: Near the master bedroom is a Pila Wall Mount Shower from Calazzo’s outdoor shower collection. “They’re trying to control how things look from the street,” says Reynolds.įor a clean, uncluttered look, Reynolds edged the brick path with Mexican river rocks and planted Aglaonema ‘Silver Bay’, with variegated leaves to pick up and reflect the filtered sunlight. Key West’s historic architectural review commission also requires swimming pools to be located on the back half of a property. “The coping is so high that it becomes a bench to sit on.” Above: The running bond pattern on the front path continues into the backyard, where brick is used as coping on the raised lip of the lap pool, “a major renovation of the existing pool,” says Reynolds. As a banyan grows, its aerial roots look as if they’re dripping as they reach down toward the ground.Īs for the new picket fence? When Reynolds designed it, “we gave the pickets flat tops as part of our response to the architecture.” As visitors walk through the gate, a brick path leads to the front door on the left and right are gravel walkways that lead to the back garden and the swimming pool. The tree really made the front garden.” Banyans are epiphytes that begin life in a host tree. With a mature banyan tree to work around, Reynolds “really didn’t have to add a lot of extra plants. (Key West architects Bender & Associates gave the new wings peaked roofs, to echo the silhouette of the original gabled roof.) Above: Next to a gnarled banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis), a ruffled fan palm (Licuala grandis) that’s native to the tropical South Pacific adds drama to the front garden. Above: Edging a walkway is low-growing wart fern (Phymatosorus scolopendria), a graceful ground cover that adds texture and a layer of deep green color to the landscape.įor a client who also lives in Denmark, the mandate was to make a new tropical garden and the two new wings that were recently added to either side of the house look as if nothing was new. Photography by Tamara Alvarez, courtesy of Craig Reynolds Landscape Architecture. And why would they?īut if you’re a homeowner (or a landscape architect), cookie-cutter conformity might not be your idea of curb appeal even when a house is designated “historic.” Luckily there’s a design loophole that will allow you to stick out instead of fitting in: It’s called a monster banyan tree. “In Old Town, our historic architectural review commission has jurisdiction and you have to do the white picket fence unless they say you can do something else,” says Florida-based landscape architect Craig Reynolds. Welcome to Key West, where a four-foot-high white picket fence is part of the everyday landscape. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Key West Landscape Architecture: How to Design a Tropical Garden in South Florida Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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