Apollo Beach Racquet & Fitness Club
Location Apollo Beach, Florida
Growing since May 2020
Installation performed by Apollo Beach Racquet & Fitness Club
Phase 1
The entrance next to the parking lot is the first place of contact for visitors of the Club and Bistro guests. As of now the entrance has been planted with various different plants and no clear theme. TID recommended working on all plantable areas of the front, meaning the area adjacent to the stairs and playground, the area bordering the main tennis court, parking lot islands, as well as the area bordering the parking lot.
TID proposed to follow a Florida native/friendly theme. This will ensure low maintenance and beauty throughout all seasons. A Florida native theme will be proposed for other phases as well, in this way the main entrance will be reciprocal of these and will add continuity to the experience of the visitors.
Adjacent to the parking lot is the event area. This garden should be treated as an “enchanted” space where all kinds of events and activities can be held. From weddings to yoga this space should mirror a Florida native landscape with a mystical touch, details that will enhance the experience of the users.
The oaks throughout both spaces are the main characters, what follows is a set of 3 to 4 layers of native bushes, trees, and ground covers, some of which will also be useful in the restaurant as ingredients for food preparation.
| Common name | Example image | Sign | Description |
| American lotus |  |
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Water plant, floating |
| Boardwalk / Dock |  |
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Wooden dock |
| Cinnamon fern |  |
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Ground cover, bush |
| Coco plum |  |
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Small bush, can be shaped |
| Confederate jasmine |  |
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Vine, can be shaped, non native |
| Coontie |  |
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Ground cover, small bush, bright red seeds |
| Crinum lily |  |
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Small bush, single specimen, over an extended period of time makes small pups |
| Elderberry |  |
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Medium bush |
| Fire bush |  |
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Medium to large bush, can be shaped |
| Flatwoods plum |  |
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Single specimen, large tree |
| Fountain grass |  |
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Non native, grass small bush |
| Gallardia |  |
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Ground cover |
| Leather strap fern |  |
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Small to medium sized bush |
| Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) |  |
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Very large tree, single specimen |
| Mulch |  |
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Hardwood mulch |
| Mulch path |  |
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| Native coffee |  |
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Small to medium sized bush |
| Oak |  |
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Existing Live Oak |
| Oak leaf hydrangea |  |
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Small to medium sized bush, shade |
| Black pepper |  |
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Not native, vine. For use in restaurant. |
| Peperomia “low” or “Florida” |  |
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Ground cover, shade |
| Pickerel weed |  |
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Water plant, for pond edge |
| Native Persimmon |  |
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Single specimen, grows to large tree over an extended period of time, takes pruning well |
| Podocarpus |  |
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Large tree, can be shaped |
| Pond apple |  |
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Small to medium sized tree, lives in water |
| Sabal palmetto |  |
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Single specimen, large palm |
| Sweetbay magnolia |  |
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Single specimen, medium to large sized tree, grows well near water |
| Wax myrtle |  |
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Small to medium sized tree |
| Water fountain |  |
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For aeration purposes |
| Wolly Congea on pergola |  |
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Non native, vine |
| Yaupon holly |  |
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Small to medium sized bush |