by Sharron Johnson | Sep 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Perennials provide beauty year after year By Sydney Ashby Do not let the fact that Sandy Furrh’s yard is composed mostly of perennials make you think that she doesn’t work hard each week to keep her yard beautiful. Although she is not planting flowers and shrubs each...
by Sharron Johnson | Aug 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month: 1068 South Cox By Sydney Ashby Pride is something that Joe Calhoun of 1068 South Cox St. has in abundance. You can see it in the way that he maintains his yard, picks up trash on his street and watches out for his neighbors. Perhaps it is the result...
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...