The Eden Place Healing Arts Garden – A Florida Native Garden
On Sunday, November 17th, 2024, our garden will be one of the Florida Native gardens shown on the Florida Native Plant Society’s annual Garden Tour!
The Eden Place Garden was born in 2015 when I transformed this formerly residential property into a commercial space. This process included a substantial landscaping plan that, at first, was quite intimidating to me—I had no gardening experience. All I knew was that I wanted environmentally sustainable and low-maintenance landscaping.
Right around that time, there was a wonderful presentation about Florida Native plants at the Lake Worth Library. During that event, I got truly inspired and excited about planting a garden. The beauty of native plants and the idea of attracting birds, bees, and butterflies seemed like the perfect match to surround my Healing Arts Office-to-be. A Native Garden would not only help create the natural ambiance I strived for but also enhance the healing benefits of our work. Nature heals the Soul!
(2014) The original Eden Place before purchase and commercial conversion.
(2024) Eden Place Healing Arts
When I purchased the property, there was hardly any landscaping—such a great opportunity to start from scratch and do it right! Indian Trails Nursery made the original landscaping plan and planted the trees. The rest of the plants came from many different nurseries and were planted by my husband, myself, and one helper.
Our garden was on the Garden Tour in 2016 when it was still very young. A lot has changed since trees and bushes have grown big, new plants have been added where others have died, and new plants are spontaneously popping up in different areas—and I often allow it.
The two Geiger trees at the entrance were not happy there, so we moved them to someone else’s garden and replaced them with two Bahama Strongbarks, my favorite tree. My other favorites are all the different vines throughout the garden—I have a passion for vines and trellises.
I enjoy and appreciate our beautiful, slightly wild, and self-sufficient garden every day when I go to work. I am happy to share it with our customers, staff, and visitors. My hope is that some other business owners will see it and follow by example.
Come visit our Florida Native Plant Garden during your next treatment at Eden Place!
Sibyll Hoch,
Owner/Founder at Eden Place Healing Arts & Certified CranioSacral Therapist