by Kim Halyak | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog
Daily Gratefulness has been shown to promote enhanced health and happiness so I try to regularly note at least 3 things I’m grateful for. Family, friends, and simple pleasures are most often mentioned. However, my gardening passion contributes much to my daily...
by Kim Halyak | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
Have you made yours? The world is divided into 2 camps–those that make New Year’s Resolutions, and those that don’t. Being born on December 31st, I ‘ve always made it a huge point to painstaking make a list of yearly resolutions—you know...
by Kim Halyak | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
Passionately planting seeds of beauty, community, and pride, 1 garden at a time.Cooper Young Garden Club Four years ago, a small idea germinated and the Cooper Young Garden Club was founded. Beginning with 11 members, we’ve grown to almost 40. What sets our club apart...
by Sharron Johnson | Dec 17, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month: Couple creates “rooms” in cramped Cooper-Young cottage yard By Sharron Johnson January is an interesting time to think about gardens. Most, if not all of the foliage and flowers have all but disappeared, which leaves us with the bones of the garden....
by Sharron Johnson | Dec 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
New Orleans provides inspiration for Cooper-Young yard gem By Sharron Johnson In 1992 Robbie Dixon moved to Memphis from New Orleans looking for and needing a change of scenery after the passing of his partner. He first moved to Williford St. From there moved to Cox...
by Kim Halyak | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
Is there not a more beautiful group of gardeners?—Club members after decorating the Cooper-Young Gazebo for the holidays….the weather could not have been nicer….66 degrees…… Rachel and her son, Oscar, who were visiting CY and exploring...
by Sharron Johnson | Nov 17, 2018 | Press, Yard of the Month
Cooper-Younger transforms modest yard into whimsical oasis By Sharron Johnson Connie Arduini, a native Memphian, moved to Dallas, Texas where she met and married Chris and brought him to her hometown after a nine year absence. In October of 1991 they bought the...
by Sharron Johnson | Nov 15, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month: Grandparents grow garden spot on Young By Libby Flynt For the first time since I’ve been in charge, our Cooper-Young Yard of the Month was nominated by my neighbors! So thank you, neighbors, for keeping an eye out and appreciating these beautiful...
by Kim Halyak | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog
by Bob Morrison Sharks, many a Cinderella, and even a Captain Hook emerging from a crocodile’s mouth! What an absolute delight to see so many young children filled with anticipation and delight in their eyes. It was the annual Memphis Botanical Garden’s early...
by Sharron Johnson | Oct 14, 2018 | Blog, Yard of the Month
A backset lot on York Street, one of a handful in Cooper-Young, is our October yard of the month. Eloise Wood is the proud owner of this slice of our community at 2244 York. She is the mother of one son and grandmother to four grandsons. What I mean by a backset...
