February 2010
Dale and Kathy
Jensen have been in their house at 9916 Lakemere for 18 years. They moved in a few
months before their first daughter Anna was born. Anna, and their second
daughter
Elizabeth, are active students in the schools in our neighborhood. The
family is not complete without listing Finley, their golden retriever.
Kathy
plants flowers (pansies, impatiens, begonias) in the Spring and Fall, and
has a
couple of rose bushes in the backyard. She buys plants from Brumley
Gardens, Lowe's and the LHHS volleyball team. Dale plants winter rye in
the Fall. He likes the green in the winter, and says it's a good
defense against weeds in the early Spring. It also means he likes to
mow his yard year-round, but it looks very nice, even after the
recent snow.
Dale's tip is that the better your lawn looks in the
summer, the more winter seed plantings it will take to make it look
good in the winter. The front and back yards look respectable in the
summer, but multiple winter grass plantings are required to make it
fill in properly. With two active teenagers in the house, we're glad
Dale and Kathy find the time to keep a very nice yard. A well
maintained lawn in February will catch everyone's eye.
November 2009
This month's yard of the month goes to Bob and Pam Clark at
9854 Parkford Drive. They have been in the area for 25 years
(wow!) and raised their two children here. Daughter Stephanie
and Son Brad (who also lives in the area) both plan on being
married this year, so Bob and Pam are taking a breath and getting
ready for those events. They share doing all the yardwork
themselves.
With their busy schedules, they really enjoy that quality time
together. We can testify to their busy schedules as it took us a
month to connect with them to do this article. Shopping for the
landscape finds them at Calloway's, Lowes or Home Depot.
Their favorite area is the back deck area with stone walkways
through their flower beds and a rock garden. Look closely and
you will find pansies in their yard as that is a preferred winter
choice. Please take the time to drive by and enjoy the view.
October 2009
Carissa & Ted Kapsalis
9907 Edgecliff Drive
This
is a before and after story - a story of hard work, lots of water and a father
with a very green thumb.
Carissa,
Ted and their daughter Finley moved into the neighborhood about two years ago.
When they bought the house, it had been completely renovated and some work had
been done to the front landscaping, but the side yard was just a strip of dirt
without hardly a blade of grass or a flower in site.
Ted's
father lives out of town and when he visits he arrives with a laundry list of
things he thinks need to be done. He especially likes working in the yard and
has taught Ted well on how to grow a beautiful lawn. Ted and his dad planted sod on the side
yard. It was touch and go for awhile but
after lots of hard work, hand watering, summer evening sprinklers and constant
attention, the Queenswood side of the house is now lush and green. They added new shrubs and Japanese Aralias in
the front and mums that now really make the walkway pop with color.
The
Kapsalis family loves the neighborhood; they have made lots of great friends
and are looking forward to welcoming their second child to their family in
December.
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