The Garden Club at Palm Coast has recognized Aubrey Martin of Whittle Place as the September 2025 Garden Selection of the Month

The Garden Club at Palm Coast is proud to recognize Aubrey Martin as our September 2025
Garden Selection of the Month. Aubrey's yard is more than just a collection of beautiful plants –
it's a living story of resilience, creativity, and new beginnings.

In July 2022, a devastating fire destroyed much of Aubrey's home and yard. Many might have
walked away from such a loss, but Aubrey, with her mothers' help, rebuilt the house and began
again from the ground up. By the time the home was ready a year and a half later, she was
eager to transform the bare landscape into something vibrant and full of life.

Starting with cuttings, seeds, and even small sticks, Aubrey brought her vision to life. The front
yard now flourishes with red and white allamanda, duet roses, gardenias, black desert rose,
bottlebrush, June plums, papaya, a white crepe myrtle, sago palm, and pagodas. The back yard
is equally lush, with spinach trees, banana trees, a coral tree, hibiscus, a yesterday, today, and
tomorrow tree, a queen of the night cactus, and a corner devoted to a variety of succulents.
She has also planted several young trees to ensure future shade.

Today, Aubrey's garden thrives as a peaceful reminder that beauty can grow back stronger than
before. Her dedication shows that you don't need perfection to begin – you need to start, and
nature will meet you halfway.

Congratulations, Aubrey, and thank you for inspiring our community with your Garden of Grace.



























Submitted by Nancy Iandoli,
Selection of the Month Committee
Garden Club at Palm Coast