Serving Treasure Island, Florida
Native landscaping built for Treasure Island.
Gulf-front property means harsh conditions and hard choices. Treasure Island yards need native plants that can actually live there, not the tropical imports that keep dying. We design landscapes that match the island.
Treasure Island Gardens
A garden built for Treasure Island, not shipped in from somewhere else.
Treasure Island sits between the Gulf of Mexico and Boca Ciega Bay. Salt air comes from two directions. Soil is almost pure sand. Storm surge is a real threat. Most landscaping here fails within a few years.
Native Florida plants, specifically the ones that evolved on Florida's coastal dunes and barrier islands, don't just survive these conditions. They thrive. Sea oats stabilize sand. Seagrape handles salt spray. Gumbo limbo comes back after hurricanes.
We design Treasure Island gardens built for the place, not for a magazine. That's why they last.
How we help →Where we work
Treasure Island neighborhoods we serve
We service all of Treasure Island, from Gulf-front properties to bayside lots. Every project takes into account your exact salt exposure, sun angle, and wind direction.
Recent projects
Our work in Treasure Island and the Tampa Bay area
How we help Treasure Island properties
Whether it's a full redesign or simply getting the right plants in the ground, we design around what Treasure Island gives you.
Florida native landscape design
A full garden built around plants that belong in Treasure Island. Designed around your exact sun, drainage, and microclimate.
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Hardscape design
Patios, pathways, dry river beds, retaining walls. Stonework that handles Treasure Island'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 Treasure Island plants need it, so nothing dies waiting for June.
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Permaculture design
A Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island 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
Treasure Island questions
about native landscaping
Almost pure sandy soil favors Florida's true coastal natives: sea oats, beach sunflower, dune sunflower, seagrape, saw palmetto, coontie, and gumbo limbo. These plants evolved in this exact soil and thrive without amendments or heavy irrigation once established.
Deep-rooted native trees anchor soil and resist wind better than shallow-rooted imports. Live oak, gumbo limbo, and cabbage palm are the strongest choices. Avoid Bradford pears, Norfolk Island pines, and most ornamental palms, which routinely come down in storms.
Not if they're native to Florida's coast. Species like seagrape, sea oats, saw palmetto, and gumbo limbo evolved with salt spray and handle it fine. The trick is using the right species, which is why so many Treasure Island homeowners struggle with imported tropicals that were never meant for coastal conditions.
Absolutely. Native wildflowers like beach sunflower, blanket flower, dune sunflower, and tropical sage bloom beautifully in full sun and sandy coastal soil. These also support pollinators that struggle to find habitat on developed barrier islands.
Our office is at 2621 4th Ave S in St. Petersburg, about 20 minutes from Treasure Island. We work the barrier islands regularly and know what actually survives here.
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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