Although the parking lot and paths of the Lantana Nature Preserve are covered in palm fronds and leaf litter, the trees and shrubs appear to have taken Hurricane Irma’s abuse in stride. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seel
The magenta blooms of the Brazilian cloak tower
over Gene Joyner, a contrast to the orange and yellow
of the helconia behind him. He served as Palm Beach
County/University of Florida Extension’s urban
horticulturist for 35 years.
Photos by Jerr
