Yard of the Month

November 2022 Yard of the Month

November Yard of the Month

714 Last Arrow

Jake Massel's and Braxton Kirwan's home at 714 Last Arrow is awarded Yard of the Month for the seasonal display. And they added special lights and decorations for Halloween - hope you were able to see the display. They update the decorations for the various holidays. Their yard is difficult to landscape due to a large driveway and a small area at the edge of the cul-de-sac that is packed with large trees and roots. They have creatively planted this area with grasses and evergreens with annuals for color.

The porch is decorated for the season with corn shocks, pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, lights, and leaf wreaths. The Flax Lillies and Coral Bells are always on display. The difficult area near the curb has tall grasses (planted), evergreen shrubs, and a pathway to the curb. The pathway and edge of the bed are lined with pumpkins and mums for the holiday season.

[Thanks to Becky Cook for this write-up)

2022 October YOM Veronica and Ozzie Alvarez

Veronica and Ozzie Alvarez's home at 806 Herdsman has tolerated the summer's drought and perked up with the recent rains. The front yard is framed by a large oak tree, matching spiral trimmed evergreens and a driveway with a large plaza. The plaza is decorated with multiple pots and edged with a huge swath of heat tolerant Periwinkle. The foundation plantings consist of a selection of lorapetalum, yaupon hollies, foxtail ferns, dwarf pittosporum, azaleas, boxwood, abelia, plumbago and several other flowering shrubs. The shrubs have been carefully planted to take advantage of both shade and full sun areas. This home has color all year long!

2022 September YOM Tom and Lynn Gullette

September Yard of the Month

739 Last Arrow

Tom and Lynn Gullette have designed a wonderful mostly shade garden with low maintenance shrubs and perennials. Four large Live Oaks form the tree layer. Colorful shrubs in the shady beds include boxwood, Firebush (Hamelia patens), azaleas, holly, lorapetalum, aralia, nandina, and Texas sage. The perennials ground layer includes frog fruit (native), Jack-in-the-pulpit (native), phlox, liriope, pentas, ferns, and ardisia. Additional color is provided by annuals planted among the shrubs and perennials. Coleus fill multiple large planters.

The large variety of plants is displayed in front of the front porch and wraps around the corner to enclose a courtyard garden. An inviting garden bench with more plants is a wonderful place to observe the many birds and butterflies. Unfortunately I don't believe I've ever seen Lynn sitting on the bench because she is having fun puttering in the plants.

[Thanks to Becky Cook for this write-up)

2022 August YOM James Homeyer and Claudia Saulnier

James Homeyer and Claudia Saulnier at 823 Elk Run Circle

This landscape has multi-season interests, with late summer predominant now. The purple fountain grasses, roses, and Mexican Bush Sage are in full bloom. Annuals were used in the spring for additional blooms. The combination of plants is also low maintenance and low water use. A Magnolia and a white Crepe Myrtle are used as vertical interest with the boxwood hedges.

2022 July YOM Amy & Tom Asch (3 of 3)

July Yard of the Month - The Asch's
At 815 Spear Point Cove, Amy and Tom Asch's property is shaded by multiple large trees, creating a challenge for bringing color to their yard. Multiple varieties of shrubs are used for foundation plantings with two "Jane" Magnolias used as specimen shrubs on opposite sides of the sidewalk. Around the large trees are pocket gardens used to add more seasonal color. The dark leaf canna are complimented by dark potato vines but with an airy texture. Lots of pollinator plants are utilized, including pentas, angelonias, and caladiums. Unfortunately, most plants are resting now, but we look forward to seeing them perk up with cooler weather.

2022 July YOM Amy & Tom Asch (1 of 3)

2022 July YOM Amy & Tom Asch (2 of 3)

Damselfly Resting in the Asch's Yard

2022 June YOM Suzanne & Jim Robinson

June 2022 YoM
Yard of the Month winner for June is the Robinsons at 838 Plainwood. Take a moment to drive by and look at all the beautiful flowers! Thank you, Jim and Suzanne, for adding color and beauty to our neighborhood.

2022 May YOM Alicia & Eric Jansen

May YOM
After a very close competition, the ‘Yard of the Month’ is Alicia & Eric Jansen’s at 842 Plainwood (Alicia mainly). Alicia uses mostly native perennials with splashes of color. She is a patient gardener who leaves space for the plants to mature to allow her design to emerge.

2022 April YOM Karen & Larry Betche

April Yard of the Month
The MTHA Board has asked the Garden and Landscape Group to judge the Memorial Thicket Yard of the Month.

The winner of the first award was Larry and Karen Betche on the corner of Plainwood and Old Stone Trail. Please walk by and be inspired by the beautiful plantings.