Serving Clearwater, Florida
Native landscaping built for Clearwater.
From beachfront condos to inland ranches, Clearwater yards cover the full Florida spectrum. We design native landscapes for every condition the city throws at them, salt air on the coast, heavy soil inland, and hurricane risk everywhere.
Clearwater Gardens
A garden built for Clearwater, not shipped in from somewhere else.
Clearwater stretches from the Gulf beaches to inland neighborhoods miles from the water. The plants that thrive in Sand Key won't necessarily work in Countryside, and vice versa. We design for your specific corner of the city.
Coastal Clearwater properties deal with salt air, sandy soil, and storm surge risk. Inland Clearwater deals with heavier soil, summer flooding, and deeper shade from mature oaks. Native plants exist for every one of those conditions.
The common thread: everything we install is built for Florida. No replacement schedules. No fighting the climate. Just plants that belong here doing what they do naturally.
How we help →Where we work
Clearwater neighborhoods we serve
Clearwater is huge and the conditions vary wildly from block to block. We know which natives work where and design every project around the site in front of us.
Recent projects
Our work in Clearwater and the Tampa Bay area
How we help Clearwater properties
Whether it's a full redesign or simply getting the right plants in the ground, we design around what Clearwater gives you.
Florida native landscape design
A full garden built around plants that belong in Clearwater. Designed around your exact sun, drainage, and microclimate.
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Hardscape design
Patios, pathways, dry river beds, retaining walls. Stonework that handles Clearwater's conditions without falling apart.
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Irrigation & lighting
Florida's dry season runs October through May. We design irrigation that puts water exactly where Clearwater plants need it, so nothing dies waiting for June.
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Permaculture design
A Clearwater garden that feeds you back. Edible gardens and food forests designed to produce year-round while rebuilding the soil underneath them.
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Specimen tree sourcing and planting
Mature native trees placed for immediate impact. Gumbo limbo, live oak, cabbage palm, sourced from Florida growers who know what survives here.
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Garden maintenance & monitoring
Your Clearwater landscape changes with every season. We stay with it, pruning, adjusting, watching for problems before they spread.
Get in touch →What Tampa Bay homeowners say
★★★★★ Google ReviewsKaimesha and team are top notch. 5+ stars! Every step of the process was professional and friendly. The design is presented in a comprehensive book with diagrams and a care guide.
Kim Benson
Native landscape design
I hired Kiamesha and Living Spaces to revamp my front yard, and I couldn't be happier! They integrated native plants that are low-maintenance and stunning.
Scott Grisack
Front yard redesign
Kiamesha, Justis, Osiris and Ether were a terrific team to put together a Florida native yard for me. The rain garden is my favorite part!
Joan Hartsough
Native yard + rain garden
Kia and her team did an amazing job at our new home in Dunedin. A native planting design that looks great and is easy to maintain.
Edward Oliu
Native planting, Dunedin
Our ho-hum suburban lawn has become a haven for butterflies, bees, and an occasional bunny. We are grateful for the expertise and ongoing support.
Wynn
Front yard landscape design
Living Spaces Gardening transformed my outdoor space into a vibrant garden complete with an efficient irrigation system, exceeding all expectations.
Mikey Vongdara
Garden + irrigation
Kiamesha, Justus and the Team did a fantastic job transforming our backyard mess into a tropical paradise filled with native Florida plants.
Steve Jarae
Backyard transformation
We had our entire yard transformed by Living Spaces Gardening and are very happy with the results.
Rob Neumann
Full yard transformation
I love that they only work with Florida natives and took the time to educate me on how all the plants work together.
Xan
Native garden design
Kiamesha, Justice, and their team designed and installed a wonderful dry river bed in my front yard with all Florida native plants.
Steve Teichgraeber
Dry river bed + native plants
Kaimesha and team are top notch. 5+ stars! Every step of the process was professional and friendly. The design is presented in a comprehensive book with diagrams and a care guide.
Kim Benson
Native landscape design
I hired Kiamesha and Living Spaces to revamp my front yard, and I couldn't be happier! They integrated native plants that are low-maintenance and stunning.
Scott Grisack
Front yard redesign
Kiamesha, Justis, Osiris and Ether were a terrific team to put together a Florida native yard for me. The rain garden is my favorite part!
Joan Hartsough
Native yard + rain garden
Kia and her team did an amazing job at our new home in Dunedin. A native planting design that looks great and is easy to maintain.
Edward Oliu
Native planting, Dunedin
Our ho-hum suburban lawn has become a haven for butterflies, bees, and an occasional bunny. We are grateful for the expertise and ongoing support.
Wynn
Front yard landscape design
Living Spaces Gardening transformed my outdoor space into a vibrant garden complete with an efficient irrigation system, exceeding all expectations.
Mikey Vongdara
Garden + irrigation
Kiamesha, Justus and the Team did a fantastic job transforming our backyard mess into a tropical paradise filled with native Florida plants.
Steve Jarae
Backyard transformation
We had our entire yard transformed by Living Spaces Gardening and are very happy with the results.
Rob Neumann
Full yard transformation
I love that they only work with Florida natives and took the time to educate me on how all the plants work together.
Xan
Native garden design
Kiamesha, Justice, and their team designed and installed a wonderful dry river bed in my front yard with all Florida native plants.
Steve Teichgraeber
Dry river bed + native plants
Good questions
Clearwater questions
about native landscaping
Clearwater Beach and the barrier islands get heavy salt air and poor sandy soil. Natives that thrive here include sea oats, beach sunflower, seagrape, saw palmetto, coontie, and gumbo limbo. These are the same species that grow naturally in the dunes and coastal hammocks nearby.
Yes. Hurricane-resistant landscaping is one of the most important things we do for Clearwater clients. Deep-rooted native trees like live oak, gumbo limbo, and cabbage palm anchor soil and resist storm winds better than shallow-rooted species like Bradford pears and certain ornamental palms.
Yes. Florida state law protects homeowners' rights to install Florida-Friendly landscaping, which includes native plants. We handle HOA communication and documentation as part of our design process when needed.
Inland Clearwater has heavier, less-draining soil and deeper tree canopies. Plants that struggle on the coast, red maple, bald cypress, cinnamon fern, wild coffee, often thrive here. We match the palette to the actual site conditions.
Our office is at 2621 4th Ave S in St. Petersburg, about 25 to 35 minutes from most of Clearwater depending on traffic. We work the area regularly.
Meet the family
The Wray-Weisensel Family
Kiamesha Wray and Justus Weisensel are the couple behind Living Spaces Gardening and Living Restorations. Family owned, family operated. Based in St. Petersburg since day one.
Kiamesha is a certified Florida Master Naturalist. She grew up on dig sites with her archaeologist mother and spent weekends camping along Florida's rivers and springs with her father. Justus is a premier woodworker and builder. He's the one grading your soil, placing the boulders, building the things that have to last.
Their kids fuel everything they do. Every native garden they restore is a piece of the Florida the next generation will inherit. Their crew has been with them for years. When they take on your project, these are the people who show up.
As featured in Homes & Gardens, November 2025.
- Experienced Florida Master Naturalist
- FANN credentialed native plant professional
- Featured in Homes & Gardens, Nov 2025
- Based at 2621 4th Ave S, St. Petersburg
- Serving Tampa Bay since 2018
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