Serving Redington Beach, Florida
Native landscaping built for Redington Beach.
Barrier island living means salt, sand, wind, and storm surge. Redington Beach yards need plants that thrive in those conditions, not fight them. We design native landscapes built for the reality of life on the Gulf.
Redington Beach Gardens
A garden built for Redington Beach, not shipped in from somewhere else.
Redington Beach is a narrow barrier island between the Gulf and the Intracoastal. Every property deals with salt air, sandy soil, and hurricane risk. Non-native ornamentals rarely survive a full storm season.
The good news: the native plants that grow naturally in Florida's dunes and coastal hammocks are built for exactly these conditions. Sea oats, saw palmetto, beach sunflower, seagrape, and gumbo limbo handle salt spray and come back from storms stronger.
We design Redington Beach landscapes the way nature would, working with the barrier island ecology, not against it.
How we help →Where we work
Redington Beach neighborhoods we serve
We service all three Redington communities, from bay side to Gulf side. Every project is designed around the specific salt exposure, wind pattern, and soil on your property.
Recent projects
Our work in Redington Beach and the Tampa Bay area
How we help Redington Beach properties
Whether it's a full redesign or simply getting the right plants in the ground, we design around what Redington Beach gives you.
Florida native landscape design
A full garden built around plants that belong in Redington Beach. Designed around your exact sun, drainage, and microclimate.
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Hardscape design
Patios, pathways, dry river beds, retaining walls. Stonework that handles Redington Beach'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 Redington Beach plants need it, so nothing dies waiting for June.
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Permaculture design
A Redington Beach 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 Redington Beach 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
Redington Beach questions
about native landscaping
Barrier island natives built for salt, sand, and wind include sea oats, beach sunflower, dune sunflower, seagrape, saw palmetto, gumbo limbo, coontie, and cabbage palm. These are the same species that hold the dunes naturally and survive hurricanes that wipe out non-native ornamentals.
Deep-rooted native vegetation slows water, anchors soil, and reduces erosion during storm surge. While no landscape can fully prevent damage from major hurricanes, a properly designed native landscape performs dramatically better than turf and shallow-rooted ornamentals.
It's an expensive one. Most non-native tropical plants either die from salt exposure, blow down in storms, or require constant replacement. Native barrier island species were selected by millions of years of storm cycles and salt exposure to thrive in exactly these conditions.
We focus on new installations and ongoing maintenance for native landscapes. After major storms, we can assess and replace native plants that were lost, but we don't provide emergency debris removal. We can refer you to contractors who do.
Our office is at 2621 4th Ave S in St. Petersburg, about 25 minutes from Redington Beach. We work the barrier islands regularly and understand the unique challenges of coastal properties.
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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