About 11 minutes from our office
Landscape Design & Installation in Merritt Island, FL
Water on both sides.
Merritt Island sits between the Indian River and the Banana River.
Salt air and water views shape every plan we draw here.
Our workLandscaping in Merritt Island
Eleven minutes, one causeway.
Merritt Island is about 11 minutes from our office: US-1 north, then SR 520 over the causeway.
It is an unincorporated island with the Indian River on one side and the Banana River on the other.
The typical island home was built around 1973, and about 80% of homes are owner-occupied.
On the east side, the island splits around Sykes Creek and Newfound Harbor.
South Tropical Trail runs the length of the south island, where Georgiana and Lotus sit.
We have built a canal-front backyard here, with a flagstone path in gravel and a paver patio.
We also laid curved brick paver walks at a home in West Riviera.
Streets and neighborhoods we know
- Indianola
- Angel City
- Georgiana
- Lotus
- South Tropical Trail
- Newfound Harbor Drive
- South Banana River Drive
Local conditions
What Merritt Island yards ask for.
Island yards deal with salt water on two sides and county rules instead of a city code.
Salt decides the plant list
Within about an eighth of a mile of salt water, UF/IFAS advises plants that tolerate salt.
Water on every side
The island fronts the Indian River, Banana River, Sykes Creek and Newfound Harbor. We keep views open.
County rules, not a city code
The island is unincorporated. The June 1 to September 30 fertilizer blackout applies countywide.
Turf that takes salt
UF/IFAS rates St. Augustine and zoysia good for salt tolerance. It rates bahia very poor.
Services in Merritt Island
What we do in Merritt Island.
All eight services, with the same two designers on every project.
01Landscape Design
Plans that keep the water view open and put salt-tolerant plants on the exposed side.
02Landscape Installation
Our crew crosses the SR 520 causeway from Cocoa, about 11 minutes from the office.
03Sod Installation
Sod goes down fast on the island. UF/IFAS gives a summer pallet under 48 hours.
04Irrigation & Sprinklers
Drip and micro-spray in island beds, which the water district allows on any day.
05Landscape Lighting
Low path and patio lighting for backyards that face a canal or the river.
06Mulch & Beds
Gravel and stone around flagstone, as in the canal-front backyard we built here.
07Retaining Walls
Brick and paver edging, bed walls and steps, built like our curved walks in West Riviera.
08Spring & Fall Cleanups
Storm-season cleanups for island yards: brown fronds off, beds reset, debris removed.
Merritt Island, Florida
Sunrise over the lagoon.
Photo: Michael Seeley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Do plants near the Banana River need to be salt tolerant?
Close to the water, yes. UF/IFAS advises salt tolerance within about an eighth of a mile of the coast.
We choose the list lot by lot.
Which fertilizer rules apply on Merritt Island?
Brevard County has its own fertilizer ordinance, and the island is unincorporated.
The summer blackout runs June 1 to September 30.
Have you built landscapes on Merritt Island?
Yes. We built a canal-front backyard here, and paver walks in West Riviera.
Call (321) 252-1620 to talk through your yard.
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The Master's TouchAt Rockledge Gardens
2153 US-1
Rockledge, FL 32955
- Monday
- 8 AM–5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM–5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM–5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM–5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM–5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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