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Lily of the Nile
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Lily of the Nile | Agapanthus africanus
This perennial enjoys full sun, moderate water. Sturdy green leaves with lovely tall flower spikes in shades of blue, and white.
Love Lies Bleeding
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Love Lies Bleeding Amaranth | Amaranthus spp.
Fast growing with showy flower spikes in bright colors. Moderately drought tolerant, likes the sun.[/mantra-column] [mantra-column width=”1/2″]
Bromeliad
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Bromeliads | Bromeliaceae
Attractive foliage, beautiful flower spikes, prefers some shade, not too much water.
Canna ‘Yellow King Humbert’
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Canna Lily | Canna spp.
Butterflies like sun-loving Cannas. Fast growing attractive foliage and beautiful flowers. Moderately drought tolerant.[/mantra-column] [/mantra-multi]
This summer will mark the 29th year The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club has hosted their annual “SummerJazz on the Gulf” concert series. Held on The Watkins Lawn, these popular events takes place monthly on Saturday evenings and feature outstanding musicians. Best of all, concerts are free, making it a terrific outing for the whole family.
This year’s schedule includes:
- June 28th – Betty Fox
- July 26th – Late Night Brass
- August 16th – Pocket Change
- September 13th – Mud Flapper
Chromatherapy Bathtub
Chromatherapy tubs create a therapeutic experience with colored lights. Kohler’s Purist tub bathes you in eight colors, a full spectrum of light. It creates an experience both relaxing and energizing. Part of the Purist collection, the design features an overflow channel that lets water move freely from the bath into an outer rim, allowing you to luxuriate in a gentle flow.
Long-Lasting Touchless Faucet
The Kohler Hybrid Energy System is the world’s first commercial touchless faucet that has been tested to last a minimum of 30 years. The faucet’s innovative sensor technology uses only a fraction of the power that standard infrared sensors use.
Digital Spa Experience
Have your shower your way, every day. Digital showers create a personalized shower or bath based on your preference of temperature and water delivery. The ioDIGITAL Vertical Spa by Moen surrounds you in water from every angle and is completely customizable. It can be programmed from the wall pad or via remote control.
Victoria floor plan has 1,850 air-conditioned square feet.
Move-in-ready homes are available at Millbrook, a Mediterranean-style village in the luxury, master-planned community of Fiddler’s Creek.
The four floor plans available range from 1,649 to 2,246 air-conditioned square feet with prices starting at $342,990.
The Victoria floor plan has 1,850 air-conditioned square feet. This split floor plan has two bedrooms, two baths, a den and a pool bath, great room, kitchen and dining room. The master suite has separate his-and-her vanities and a walk-in closet. Lennar is offering a move-in-ready Victoria for $420,000.
The Nina plan has 1,649 air-conditioned square feet and features a split floor plan, two bedrooms, two baths and den with a great room, open kitchen and an adjoining dining area and breakfast nook.
The Sophia is another one-story residence with 2,032 air-conditioned square feet. The Sophia is ideal for entertaining with three bedrooms, three baths and a den. The master suite features dual sinks, an oversized Roman tub and a large walk-in closet that rivals the other bedrooms. There also is a screen covered lanai with optional outdoor kitchen, plus a two-car garage.
The Isabella floor plan offers 2,246 square feet under air. Three bedrooms, two baths and a den with great room; the master bedroom has separate walk-in closets and a master bath with double vanities.
Luxury features include granite countertops and GE stainless steel appliances and gas cooktop, and raised panel wood cabinets with crown molding in the kitchen. Designer baths have granite counter tops, under mount sinks and a energy-saving features.
Located between Naples and Marco Island, community amenities include the 54,000-square-foot Club & Spa, fitness center, tropical lagoon-style swimming complex, tennis courts, tot lot, and restaurants.
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By JUNE FLETCHER | Wednesday, June 4, 2014
NAPLES — Single-family home prices in Naples-Marco Island are the highest in Florida — and still have room to run, researcher Local Market Monitor said.
Prices in Cape Coral-Fort Myers also will stay on a tear for the next few years, the Cary, N.C.-based firm forecast.
Ingo Winzer, the firm’s president, is bullish on Southwest Florida because of strong job growth, particularly in tourism and retail; incomes that rank among the highest in Florida; and continued interest from investors.
“Combine speculative interest with good fundamental economic demand and you have a lot of people who want to buy property,” he said Wednesday.
In its residential real estate report for the second quarter, Local Market Monitor said single-family home prices for the Naples area reached a median of $276,086, the highest in any of the 20 cities they tracked in Florida. That’s an 8 percent bump from the same quarter a year earlier.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers was ninth on the list, with prices reaching a median of $184,976 for the quarter, a 12 percent jump from the year before.
Both markets will experience double-digit growth over the coming year, Local Market Monitor predicted.
Prices in Naples-Marco Island are expected to rise an additional 11 percent by the second quarter of 2015, while Cape Coral-Fort Myers will rise another 12 percent.
By the second quarter of 2017, cumulative price increases for the three-year period will have reached 29 percent in Naples-Marco Island and 31 percent in Cape Coral-Fort Myers.
Despite the predicted increases, Winzer is confident Southwest Florida isn’t headed for bubble territory.
Given rising demand and the healthy local economy, “prices are 20 percent lower than they ought to be,” he said.
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