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McKee, Vero Beach’s Jungle
Fifteen minutes from the Atlantic, a Florida garden jungle has had two lives.
In 1929, two developers, Waldo E. Sexton and Arthur McKee, purchased 80 acres. Located along the Indian River in Vero Beach, they intended to plant a citrus grove.
The area included Southern live oaks (Quercus virginiana), cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) and pines (Pinus). They thought it was s
o beautiful that they decided to create a garden instead.
Called the McKee Jungle Garden, it was a collaboration. Waldo E. Sexton designed and constructed the whimsical buildings. Arthur 
McKee collected the plants. They hired William Lyman Phillips, a renown Florida landscape architect, to design the ponds, waterfalls and vistas. Continue reading McKee, Vero Beach’s Jungle
Carroll Residents Invited to Backyard Buffer Workshop
Residents in Carroll Co., are invited to a workshop about the Backyard Buffer program. It will be held Sat., April 8 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Carroll Co. Extension Office, 700 Agricultural Dr., Westminster, MD.
The workshop costs $5. Tree shelters are not included. Seedling will be handed out and shelters will be sold from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Continue reading Carroll Residents Invited to Backyard Buffer Workshop