Whether you choose to let the trees tower over you or to view them close-up, each
has its own charm. A couple hold hands while they cross a bridge over a flowing water feature.
Whether you choose to let the trees tower over you or to view them close-up, each
has its own charm. A couple hold hands while they cross a bridge over a flowing water feature.
Ken and Ian Whitter of Boca Raton work on their irrigation.
A scarecrow keeps watch over one patch of tomatoes,
while, below: a plastic flamingo and yellow marigolds provide a little bit of color.
INSET BELOW: Banana peppers near harvest size.
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A blue dauben water lily stands above the surface of a fountain that drains in the koi ponds.
Bring quarters to buy fish chow and enjoy the koi feeding frenzy.
INSET BELOW: The red and yellow blooms of the Pride of Barbados tree g
The piano key butterfly was developed by Ronald Boender, the owner/founder of Butterfly World.
ABOVE: A pair of colorful macaws are just a few of the birds at Butterfly World.
BELOW: Detail of a butterfly head and antennae.
Photography by Jerry
A pair of Dioon mejiae guards the front entrance to the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Find yourself a parking space on Barcelona Road in West Palm Beach. Now walk
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