Serving Pinellas County, Florida
Native landscaping built for Pinellas County.
From St. Pete to Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County homeowners are discovering what native landscaping can do. We design gardens built for every part of the peninsula, coastal and inland, barrier island and bayou.
Pinellas County Gardens
A garden built for Pinellas County, not shipped in from somewhere else.
Pinellas County is a peninsula of microclimates. Gulf-facing barrier islands have nothing in common with inland Pinellas Park or the bayous of Tarpon Springs. The right native plants exist for every one of those conditions, but it takes knowing the area to design for them properly.
We are based in St. Petersburg and have installed native landscapes throughout Pinellas County. We know where the soil gets heavier, where salt air becomes a problem, where summer rain pools, and which natives actually thrive in each condition.
If you're somewhere in Pinellas County and thinking about native landscaping, we probably already know your neighborhood's conditions. Every project starts with a site visit so we can confirm them.
How we help →Where we work
Pinellas County neighborhoods we serve
We service the entire Pinellas County peninsula. Every city has its own soil, salt exposure, and landscape conditions, and our designs reflect that.
Recent projects
Our work in Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area
How we help Pinellas County properties
Whether it's a full redesign or simply getting the right plants in the ground, we design around what Pinellas County gives you.
Florida native landscape design
A full garden built around plants that belong in Pinellas County. Designed around your exact sun, drainage, and microclimate.
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Hardscape design
Patios, pathways, dry river beds, retaining walls. Stonework that handles Pinellas County'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 Pinellas County plants need it, so nothing dies waiting for June.
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Permaculture design
A Pinellas County 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 Pinellas County 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
Pinellas County questions
about native landscaping
Pinellas County has diverse conditions, but several natives work across most of the peninsula: live oak, cabbage palm, saw palmetto, muhly grass, coontie, firebush, and gumbo limbo. Specific site conditions, coastal, shaded, flooded, determine the full plant palette.
Yes. We have designed and installed native landscapes throughout Pinellas County, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Park, Gulfport, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Seminole, and Belleair.
Native Florida plants require significantly less water than turf once established, no pesticides, and far less maintenance. Pinellas County's climate, sandy coastal soil, salt air, hurricane season, dry winters, punishes non-native plantings. Natives thrive in exactly these conditions.
Florida state law protects homeowners' rights to install Florida-Friendly landscaping. Most Pinellas HOAs allow thoughtful native designs, especially when they're well-designed and clearly intentional. We handle HOA documentation as part of the process.
We are based at 2621 4th Ave S in St. Petersburg. From there, we service the entire Pinellas County peninsula.
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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