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Discussing the Landscape Plan

Bob meets with landscaper Ed Capote to discuss the plans for the yard. Ed has designed a lush tropical feel accenting the views from within the house.
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Discussing the Landscape Plan

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" Now this I can obviously tell represents the palm tree hedge that's correct process of putting in. What what are all these green dots below quote the concept of the design itself is very plus tropical garden. These are allocations are Boris. Are there common name is also elephant ears and they represent very tropical they also represent -- the -- shape of the leaf more like the banana shaped so that was my concept of using that. We are also going to use some of the ginger which. We've got in here in this area. And again that is just to bring out some color when it's. All the greenery that we're using and ginger actually goes up these beautiful spiky blue that is correct thinks is right that is correct and what's all this business here well this is August."

" The bottom of the kitchen that you see on the plan we're standing really right here. And this area as the dining area of the house so that there is a picture window and you've got a lot of action there."

" What I did here was this is -- a picture window and at least into the dining room. And since we're using so many different colors and inside the house itself I wanted to do the same thing bring out all these different types of color. None of this is annuals are seasonal. These are palate -- is robust enough height bloom a beautiful flowers with the shape of a lobster. Right over here we've got to just broke bush -- throw welcome back -- which. Also balloons red and into some sort of water feature weapons what we're gonna do over here we're gonna give blue with blue days. This is a bold Iraq right here and work and it due to depression. In in here. Not a concern that some people may have is well what if the depression brings in a lot of water we don't do that what you do first is you still with rock you put it up PVC pipe. No drain so you'll never have. The with a depression full watered OK and we surrounded it with from LA heads and various tropical. Foliage what do these three green triangles. Bob this is a travelers pump."

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