Garden Gratitude
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 […]
Pleasure Resolutions…oh my!
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 […]
2018 Garden Club Recap
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 […]
Flashback February 2016: Yard Of 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 […]
Flashback August 2015: Yard Of 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 […]
Greening the Gazebo……
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, […]
Flashback October 2015: Yard Of 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 […]
Flashback September 2014: Yard Of 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 […]
Trick or Treats
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 […]
October 2018-Historic York home’s expansive front yard holds unique urban forest.
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 […]
