Cass Cay Restaurant

Ozark Stone 2 x2'

This snap cut Ozark stone is a rare find in FL but a product I readily used in NE Indiana. The applications are limitless; driveways, patios, benches, cap stones and
step pads to name a few.  I was happy to find these pieces in the boneyard at work this week, we will be using them to create two landings outside pool cage doors, love them took a million years to make and a million years to break.

Landscaping Before

New Design

Side Before

Transplanted Hibiscus Provide Pool Privacy

Sold this job on New Years Eve, the house was built as a spec home then sold.  The new owners added a swimming pool and extended the lanai which required landscaping.  The original landscaping around the front was a stuffed hodge-podge plants and weeds.  Rearrangement of the existing plant material and the addition of a few more plants gave this new home solid curb appeal.



Unloading At The Job



The men come well prepared and work hard to get the job done effectively and efficiently.  In this instance two trucks rolled up for this job each loaded with soil,

plants, tree carts, native boulders and pine bark nuggets.                                        

Pygmy Date Palms




Pygmy Date Palms are a versatile palm that grows to about 10 -12 feet tall, it grows well in full sun but tolerates some shade as well.  The pygmy like many other palms is available in many forms.  Single stem, double, triple and even quads.  They transplant well and can be used in smaller spaces.  They do have some thorns, you want to plant them about six feet from structures.                                                              

                          

Big Native Boulders

  Building a new house is not without it's problems from Indiana to Florida I have witnessed that things don't always turn out how one plans.  A house that was originally designed to be built on stilts ended up with a stem wall instead, this change now requires retaining walls.  I visited this site and was told by the two women who are having the house built that their builder suggested they could construct their own retaining walls using these boulders, even offered his skid loader to help.  The size and shape of these boulders will make it difficult for even the most experienced mason or stone worker to build a proper wall.  Makes me wonder how a guy like that stays in business. 

Strutting Stork

        
This stork was strutting his stuff around a pond where I was taking some measurements, last week an egret landed within three feet of where I was talking to some customers and stood next to us for a few moments as if part of the conversation.  I heard of a birding location near Venice called The Celery Fields going to check that our when I have a chance.

Canary Island Date Chimney

Got to love this Canary Island Date that pokes its head out of the roof of Cass Cay Restaurant in Burnt Store Marina. The deck and roof are build around the majestic palm that appears to be thriving in this environment.




   Great Blue Heron
                                                                        
Captured this pole sitter waiting for a handout at the Cass Cay Restaurant.  Finding new eateries and locations to explore is part of the fun of moving somewhere new.