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The deep-dive answers, in one place.

Longer than a blog post, more useful than a brochure — the reference guides we send our own clients.

Lush layered Florida garden with tropical planting around a pond

Updated June 2026

The Florida-Friendly Plant Guide for Pinellas County Yards

Every plant we trust in Pinellas yards, organized by the condition you're actually planting into — sun, shade, salt, or soggy.

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 Paver patio with stone border beside a garden pond

Updated June 2026

Paver Patio Cost Guide for Pinellas County (2026)

Real 2026 price ranges by size and material, the line items that should appear on every quote, and the red flags that predict a sinking patio.

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 Landscaped Florida lawn and trees at dusk before summer storm season

Updated May 2026

Hurricane-Season Yard Prep: The Pinellas County Checklist

The June-1st checklist we run on our own properties: tree work that actually matters, drainage before the water arrives, and the projectile audit.

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 Low-water planting beds with drip irrigation and rock mulch viewed from above

Updated April 2026

Pinellas County Watering Restrictions, Explained (and Designed Around)

What the watering rules actually allow, the exemptions almost nobody uses, and how to build a landscape that doesn't care about restrictions.

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