Our services in Edgewater, FL
At Exotic Designs Landscape, we offer a comprehensive range of landscaping services tailored to meet the unique needs of Edgewater, FL residents and businesses. Our services include Landscape Design and Installation from initial concept to the final installation. Our team is here to create stunning landscapes that enhance your curb appeal and equally important property value.
Landscaping Designs – Landscape Installation – Site Planning – Landscape Construction – Tree/Palm Installation – Atrium/Interior-Scaping – Florida Friendly Design – Pond Buffer Landscape – Low Voltage LED Landscape Lighting – Waterfalls/Landscape Pond – Decorative Stone/ Rock Walkway – Mulching/ Pine Bark/ Pine Needles – Water Management – Irrigation Design – Installation/Repairs – Leaf Debris Removal – Tree Trimming – Seasonal Color Planting
Why Choose Exotic Designs Landscape?
Exotic Designs Landscape stands apart from the competition in Edgewater, FL with our commitment to quality, professionalism, and customer satisfaction. When you choose us, you can expect:
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Ready to transform your outdoor space in Edgewater, FL? Contact Exotic Designs Landscape today to schedule a consultation or request a quote. Call 386-898-0445. We look forward to bringing your landscaping vision to life
An outstanding effort getting our power back on line in such a timely manner was very much appreciated. Shout out to utilities commission and the techs that worked tirelessly until all the tasks were completed and we all had power!
Exotic Designs Landscaping is proud to serve Edgewater and designer for Florida Friendly landscapes. We are the 1st certified Florida Landscape Designer in Edgewater. We enjoy that designation and being a charter member as Florida Friendly Certified, we are committed to designing in the way that considers and protects Florida’s natural resources and wildlife.
We can also design your tropical landscapes, but only when non-invasive plants are used. “We look at how the design will look 5, 10 years from now” not just how nice it looks when it is first installed.
You can check out the list of University of Florida – Friendly Landscape Certified professionals here. We are listed under the Orange county heading, where we first started our operations.
We to love help our customers with our French drain projects. Every one we install has its own unique set of challenges to overcome and make the system work perfectly. And like so many communities, this home was built in an area that has a high water table, so the yard constantly stayed wet.
Another yard problem solved. Thanks for the opportunity.
We were recently checking the status of the material we planted for Canaveral. The project had a bit of a challenge with wild hogs that have taken up residency in the park. The hogs have a tendency to uproot material…which obviously doesn’t help the plants at all. Our contract with the federal government has been completed and fulfilled, but we feel a sense of pride that the native material we planted keeps on thriving so we volunteered to assist the park and monitor/advise whenever possible.
Another amazing day at the National seashore. It is Great to live in Florida!
We hope the rooster many of us have been feeding has a good home. We haven’t seen him for several weeks, so we hope for the best. He was really a friendly rooster.
A Florida Zebra Longleaf enjoying the nectar from this blooming Fire bush
A Crynum hosting this Lubber feasting on the leaves while this Florida Monarch is enjoying nectar from the flower of this lily
This festive Ixora full of blooms is keeping this Florida Gulf Fritillary on a nectar high. This butterfly was a good five inches wide.
We saw this specimen Ponytail on a ride. Can’t even put a price on something this nice.
This baby Rat snake was also on the ride. Looks very intimidating, but completely harmless…unless your a rat.
It was a pleasure working with Kat and Dave on their home. They recently were told to remove their live oak, as it was considered diseased. Needless to say they were not happy to have to remove such a beautiful tree. The two Sylvester palms can’t replace a majestic old oak, but they do fill a bit of a void and in a cost effective way.
A client of ours recently had these corky lesions develop on the leaves. We treated and fertilized the citrus, but are now concerned the problem is citrus canker. We have sent images to University of Florida and waiting on the results. It is unfortunate because canker requires the citrus be destroyed and the trees are just now flushing out with new abundant new growth from the treatment and fertilizer. Canker has been the death of Florida citrus, so it is something that you can’t mess around with. Fingers crossed.
We started a new project today. Always something new to discover when you start a project. This time, the previous contractor cut down river oaks, but left all the stumps in the ground without grinding them down. We will need to remove them to enable us to complete our remaining robellini palm installation.
This is a beautiful walkway we found when we visited Lake Placid. There is this amazing audio of wildlife that is so tranquil, we could listen to the sounds of nature for hours. Hope this is something you enjoy as much as we enjoyed visiting and taping this segment.
We have a few new plants to use in the landscape. Ground orchid needs filtered light, but the hedge hog and the abelia are full sun plants. Nice material in the right arrangement.
We wanted to include this lakeside image at sunset. So tranquil and peaceful for an end of the day boating trip or just hanging out!
At the end of another beautiful Florida day, we had this visitor inspecting the property. We would like to think it was happy with the new landscaping we just installed, but we know it was just a good location for fresh lizards.
We wanted to share these amazing bonsai’s from the Como arboretum and observatory. Some of these were meticulously crafted from over 50 years.
We were thinking of this craft because we recently added a variegated Bougainville dwarf as a center piece in a customers courtyard. As long as it is maintained, it will be an amazing show piece for the home. The template is already in place, just the occasional snip here and there. Picture of our contribution as a bonsai are the last images. Not quite as compact as traditional bonsai, but obviously required to be a bit larger than traditional bonsai for presentation purposes.
Images of the overall project will appear upon final completion.
A few recent projects that included a transplanted mature bottlebrush, mature white birds of paradise and a mature bougainville and areca palms. All of which are doing great, so far. We love to repurpose plants when the timing works out and we can find a new home for the material. So much fun to repurpose a plant instead of taking it to the dump…and the customer saves the money not having to buy the material. A real win-win!
New driveway upgrade to a clean look. We had to establish a new grade that would drain the water off of the driveway. We used commercial grade weed barrier for the client that wasn’t in place from the first iteration. We used a better grade of stone that every homeowner doesn’t get from the local distributer. We also edged with commercial grade edging to enclose the palm trees and to keep the stone within the boundaries from the grass.
Now the driveway is leveled toward the street for runoff. The rail road ties are set with paver base front side for impact of cars entering; and to maintain levels to and from the road. The palms have fresh bark for nutrients and color variation from the decorative stone.
Another happy homeowner sporting fresh curb appeal for their residence.
With all of the problems Volusia county residents are having with drainage and water retention problems, we wanted to help. The best way we could be of service was to become certified as drainage experts in solving these problems. The timing couldn’t have been better, we were able to assist clients that had sever water retention in their back yard. Other contractors had simply told them to just add many yards of fill dirt. That would have ended up flowing the next storm water runoff into their house. We were happy to help and timing is everything.
Our recent trip to Amicalola state park and surrounding mountains in Georgia. Fun down time with family enjoying the outdoors and the long awaited fall temperatures…Thank God! one very hot July and August 2025 working in our Florida heat. Mom made the trip from Minnesota with her cousin which added so much to our time together. We found some wineries, which is always fun to visit. We also found/discovered some exceptional tasting apples, the kind you will never find in the local Publix. Plus we made some new friends along the way so, “Love Those Vacations!”
We had a wonderful time chasing waterfalls over Christmas vacation. 65 degrees during the day, 40 during the night. We hiked to Rainbow falls, Glen Falls, Whitewater Falls, Dry Falls, Schoolhouse Falls, Gurney Falls, Turtleback Falls and drove by Bridal Falls as well (no hiking required there).
Our townhouse was right on the lake. Canadian geese flew in for the winter while we were there. We also had to burn a little bit of wood in the fireplace, even though it wasn’t quite cold enough. We even had a gym, sauna and hot tub on site at the resort to add to the fun.
Fresh air and exercise makes our down time/off so meaningful. Great food every day, (mostly on site) and terrific company is Christmas made most memorable. What else can you ask for to get ready for a Great New Year?
Leu Gardens has their annual “Light up the Lights” festival along with several other fun activities during this festive Christmas holiday season 2025. The added feature is the hidden gnomes among the tropical landscaping to keep the kids entertained, (adults enjoy the search as well). Also, they have a beautiful display of the “Wonderland Festival of Animals”, quite an impressive of an arrangement. Some of the most beautiful tropical plants all in one area. Weather was as nice as you can hope for in Central Florida at a nice 60 degrees in the daytime. The Camellias were just starting to bloom as well, as an added bonus. Let’s not forget the Christmas lights in the trees that add to the season festivities. We highly recommend it for next year’s holiday festivities.
We have listed a variety of new palms we have to use this year on projects. We will be using these in Port Orange, Edgewater and New Smyrna. These palms are rare and ready for transplant on site as they are mature and stable. Some of these rare palms are already committed to projects in Edgewater, Fl. as well as New Smyrna Beach. But don’t be concerned if they are already gone, we know where to find them. We have many other palms to choose from that my not be listed here
If you are thinking about an upgrade to your current landscaping or need a complete makeover, we can help with a design that fits your particular desire.
A recently completed project with a duel purpose. The back yard had a sloping mountain of soil to the house. We leveled the portion by the house, and created a walkway/path. This allow the resident to be able to utilize the back yard without needing walk on a slope. We had to keep the soil retained to the back yard, so that it didn’t wash down in rain storms. So we installed the pilings you see running along the back of the house. We also added large format natural stepping stones, for ease of use. Additionally, we added the decorative nautical rope, so that it had more of an appeal than just plain pilings.
We have seen a few projects like this in Edgewater and Port Orange, but nothing that gave of a duel purpose design of function and form like we had on this project.
The Camellias are starting to bloom in this nice weather we are having. The colors are so spectacular and varied, you are sure to find a favorite. We love to plant these camellias when they are so full of blooms, but there are also early summer varieties that blooming then as well. We have already planted those in Edgewater and looking forward to seeing the pictures this late spring, early summer.
Planting locations are very important, as camellias only thrive in particular environments/conditions. We have planted camellias on various projects in Port Orange and in Edgewater. We have a new project in New Smyrna Beach coming up that we will be incorporating a few of these beauties very soon.
Get out to see them while the weather is nice and cool, and the camellias are so vibrant with blooms and color.
This project in Edgewater had a conservative budget, but we were still able to accomplish quite a bit of clean up and new landscaping. The property was left in disarray as a bank foreclosure, so you can take it from there. The client was hoping we were going to be able to locate a variety of fruit trees and maybe some citrus. We located and installed six different citrus and fruit producing trees (in the next couple of years). A nice palm tree hedge in the back yard and jasmine vine on the sunny side of the yard to grow along the fence. We also planted red and pink hibiscus along the front fence.
Nice little project that met the budget, but exceeded expectations.
Riverfront project added into our display of structured clean line landscape designs. We incorporated material from the site that was installed in a bad location (underneath power lines) from previous landscaping. This was ideal for the customer, as they did not have to purchase new that were going to have to be removed.
What is nice about river projects, is the fact that you get the river view, without the problem of high salt spray. This works out great for project in Edgewater and New Smyrna Beach, as they both are far enough away from the ocean. Ponce inlet can be a little tricky, beach side, as the peninsula is rather narrow, so the material choices are site specific.
This nice project in Edgewater was a quick clean up after a completed pool. The openness around the pool was by design, to keep everything away from the main feature, the pool and waterfall. We added some butterfly/bee attracters into the landscape, so also, not a good idea too close to the pool. The only departure from design, the client wanted the material not in groupings, so it kind of went against the grain of design…but as long as the customer is happy!
Big project under way to restore the beach. From my understanding, this is designed to add a layer of protection to the beach dunes. Not really sure that it makes a whole lot of difference, when the storms move in, the sand seems to move out. But let’s hope that it does stay in tact for some time…especially when the price tag was an estimated 25 million. Hope that the finished result has a lasting impact.
We’ve had some amazingly low temperatures across Florida the last couple of months. A lot of damage has been done to landscapes and nurseries across the state.
I’ve noticed that everyone wants to rush to clean up the burnt plants, but please be patient. IFAS has six guidelines everyone should follow. I will paraphrase and highlight the main points.
1. Allow time before acting
Cold damage looks worse immediately after a freeze. Avoid heavy pruning or excessive watering during the first week after the freeze. You stress the plants even further and encourage new weak growth.
2. Adjust irrigation practices
Keep the soil slightly moist, but not saturated. Dry soils increase root stress, overwatering can limit oxygen availability. Water in the morning.
3. Prune carefully and at the right time
Pruning is the most critical step in recovery. Identify cold-injured wood using the scratch test: gently scrape the bark to reveal the cambium layer. Green tissue indicates living wood, while brown or black tissue indicates damage. Delay pruning until new growth appears to avoid removing living wood. Dead leaves may be removed once they turn brown. Remember, patience is essential for the recovery of your plants.
4. Delay fertilization
Wait until spring growth resumes before fertilizing and use a light, slow-release fertilizer to avoid high nitrogen early in the season. New growth is vulnerable to the cold injury.
5. Special consideration for palms
Monitor the spear leaf: a firm spear indicates good health, while an easily pulled spear suggests possible bud rot. Do not remove green fronds–even brown fronds help protect the growing bud. Some palms recover slowly and require extended observation. Slow Release copper hydroxide –Not copper sulfate — can be used if the spear pulls. Always follow the instructions.
6. Encourage long-term recovery
Apply 2-3 inches of mulch to protect roots, reduce wind exposure, and avoid compacting soil around the plant. Recovery can take several months, and many tropical or subtropical plants can regenerate from their roots–even if the above ground growth is lost.
Please see below for our resources:
Cold damage on palms, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/MG318/pdf
Cold protection of landscape plants, ENH1/MG025: Cold Protection of Landscape Plants
Freeze Damage on Plants, https://site.extension.uga.edu/madison/2026/01/freeze-damage-on-plants/
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Posted: February 2, 2026
