by Sharron Johnson | Aug 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
CY family creates a refuge from the heat By Sydney Ashby You would not notice it by walking or driving by 2072 Oliver, but there is an oasis just up the front porch steps. Lisa Marr and Steve Lancaster, along with her daughters, Brittany and Mallory, have created a...
by Sharron Johnson | Jul 15, 2018 | Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of dreams By Sydney Ashby Since moving to the United States from Vienna, Austria in 1956, Charlotte Dunn has spent all but three months in and around the Cooper-Young area. Those of you who have been in the neighborhood awhile may remember Charlotte’s Place on...
by Sharron Johnson | Jun 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Beautiful families make beautiful yards By Sydney Ashby If you drive down Nelson Avenue between Barksdale and McLean, chances are you will see Georgia Woods outside either working in her yard or sitting on her front porch. She moved into 1845 Nelson in 2005, and the...
by Sharron Johnson | Jun 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month: Blythe Street beauty earns CY yard honor By Sydney Ashby Despite its diminutive dimensions, June’s yard of the month is bursting with creativity— and trust me, the photograph does not do 899 Blythe St. justice. With help from a landscaper, painters...
by Sharron Johnson | May 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Residents from New York City excel in southern gardening By Sydney Ashby One of the first things one notices when passing by 1972 Evelyn are the gorgeous, multi-colored tulips that line the shrubbery in front of the house. After that there are an array of bushes,...
by Sharron Johnson | Apr 17, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month-September: Cooper-Young resident found stress relief in corner lot yard challenge By Kristan Huntley When you have a house that is located at the corner of two intersecting streets, it can be a challenge to keep up both the front and the side yards,...