Yard of the Month
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Congratulations to our April Yard-of-the-Month Winner, Karen Toledo of 3313 Whiffletree Drive. |
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Calloway's Timely Tip for May |
Sponsored by Calloway's Nursery |
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Texas is home to nearly 5,000 native plant species due to the vast and diverse geography of our great state! Often people envision "native plants" with Mesquites and cacti but many of our basic landscape plants are native to Texas. After the Summer of 2011, gardeners are looking for Texas tough plants in their landscapes. Native plants tolerate our Texas Summer heat better than most, require less water, need less mowing, provide habitats for birds, butterflies and other wildlife, protect the soil and save on fertilizers and insecticides. Add native trees to your landscape and enjoy the colorful blooms from the Texas Mountain Laurel or Desert Willow. Select Texas Sage for its purple Summer flowers or the Red Yucca with its red spike-like bloom as additions to your landscape. Native grasses such as Mexican Feathergrass or Big Muhly add another different texture and look to the garden. Also, don’t forget the reliable perennials for providing Texas tough color! Blackfoot Daisy, Gaura, Coneflower and many of your Salvias are native to Texas and will provide color year after year once they are established. Don’t forget Mom this month! Color in May comes from more than a bouquet of blossoms for Mom on Mother’s Day! Plan ahead and give that special person a living bouquet that changes with the seasons. Buy your mom a native plant and know that you are making her garden a more enjoyable place for both her and the birds and butterflies. If you need specific help with your next gardening idea or project, please join us for FREE in-store gardening clinics this month. Clinics begin at 10:15 a.m. and are facilitated at every store.
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A special THANK YOU to Calloway's Nursery for sponsoring our Good Neighbor Yard-of-the-Month program. Our Yard-of-the-Month program runs May through December and during this time, one yard is selected as the Yard-of-the-Month winner. Winners receive a $25 gift certificate from Calloway's Nursery. In addition to this, Calloway's provides us with a discount coupon worth $5 off every $25 purchase. To print a copy of this coupon, click on the picture of the coupon that appears below. This makes us all winners. THANKS, CALLOWAY'S.!
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Previous Winners |
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Our December YOM winners are Tom and Karla Cubbison, 3332 Hulings Court. They have lived in the neighborhood for 10 years. When I drove up to their house to look at the lights, I felt like I was being invited to come up and sit on their porch. It was just a cozy setting and feeling. Tom did all the lights himself. Thank you to all our neighbors who participated in decorating for the holidays and sharing the holiday spirit with all of us in our community. Happy Holidays to all. |
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Congratulations to Dennis and Johynnye Allen for winning the October Yard-of-the-Month award. The nicely trimmed trees, surrounded with the fall-colored mums of gold and rust colors, and pumpkins ... all signs that Fall has officially arrived. |
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 August 2011 winner: 3608 Therondunn Court, home of Sid & Barbara Stephens |
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 July's 2011 winner: 4028 Laser Lane, home of Merrill and Donna Jones |
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 June's 2011 winner: 3621 Whiffletree Drive, home of Sharon Luker | ||
 May's 2011 winner: 3624 Remington Circle, home of Ken and Hedy McCallister |
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 April's 2011 winner: 3700 Tumbril Drive, home of Bonnie Clark |
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