Avila of the Keys

About Avila of the Keys

Late in the day the light on the bayside goes gold, then copper, and the yards facing Florida Bay hold it longest. Avila of the Keys keeps those lawns cut and the ground beneath the sea grape trimmed so the view runs clean from the porch to the water. Work here means mowing thin soil over rock, edging along seawalls, and hauling clippings out rather than leaving them for the tide. There is a plain satisfaction in a bay-facing yard that looks unhurried by wind. The route runs Islamorada through Windley Key and up to Tavernier.