HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
collecting works from local artists such as Colleen
Nash Becht, Anita Prentice, Ginny Piech Street, Janie
Hinkle, Camille Ogden and Rick Kelly.
Kenny likes to spend time in the chickee hut
that was built by a Seminole Indian using a cypress
frame and a palm thatch roof. The hammock
overlooks the lagoon and the seawall where his two
boats are docked.
Being careful not to negatively affect the lagoon,
the Langleys worked with landscape architect Michael
Flaugh and Gary Roberts Landscaping to create
a landscape design for plants that would require no
fertilizer and little water. “We were also very concerned
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about runoff,” says Kenny. They used limestone
boulders and rock to reduce the slope in the
yard so that rainwater would not run off drastically.
Ken and the children like to spend time having
meaningful conversations outside by the saltwater
pool or in the hot tub staring at the night stars.
“When the moon is full, it looks like diamonds on
the water,” says Ken.
“We cherish every day that we spend here,” says
Debbie. “Being right on the lagoon is amazing. I
can hear dolphin breathing through their blowholes
while I’m inside with the windows open. We have
otters that swim by, along with manatees. And, we
see so many birds — bald eagles, osprey, roseate
spoonbills and the pelicans corralling mullet for dinner.
Who needs television when you have this!”
ALLI LANGLEY
ner.