Hearthstone Garden Club

March 2020 – Marcia and Craig Hohmann

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With so much to celebrate in March, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and BBQ cookoff, March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break, let’s concentrate closer to home on the Yard of the Month! The residence of Marcia and Craig Hohmann, Hearthstone residents for 31 years, 7327 Blenheim Palace Lane, is a perfect expression of celebration featuring Violas, Pansies, Jasmine, Foxtail Ferns, manicured Holly bushes, and a blooming Bird of Paradise. Now we can cheer the Hohmanns’ amazing victory over our Houston weather bringing in the natural beauty of Spring! 

February 2020 – Judy and Mickey Hermann

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The February Yard of the Month, 7114 Quail Field, belongs to Judy and Mickey Hermann. You would never know it’s a winter month, when you feast your eyes on the impressive, eye-catching display of mature Pansies, Azaleas, Kale, Snapdragons, and Bottlebrushes. If history repeats itself, however, the weather which usually accompanies the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will likely wreak havoc on our gardeners, so, as Shakespeare wrote, Brutus said to Caesar in 44 B.C.: “Beware the Ides of March!”

January 2020 – Bill and Marilyn Allen

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Hearthstone residents, please beware! The EPA, OSHA, and TCEQ have discovered an elevated level of particulate matter in our atmosphere, unanimously determining that LOVE is in the air! This phenomenon is expected to peak on February 14 and will be totally dissipated soon thereafter. You will LOVE the Yard of the Month for January, 7907 Virginia Water Lane, the sprawling culdesac home of Bill and Marilyn Allen. The heartthrob collection of color features yellow, purple, and white petunias, LOVingly escorted by Mexican Heather, a Sago Palm, and LOVEly roses adorning the wrought iron fencing. This was” heartly” a difficult YOM selection.

December 2019 – Amanda and Billy Bennett

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‘Twas the month before Christmas,  and all through the ‘Stone The garden club ladies debated by phone Then what to their wondering eyes did appear? The Yard of the Month and the last of the year!  Load your family into the sleigh, and slide over the newfallen leaves to the home of Amanda and Billy Bennett, 14311 Blenheim Palace Court. You’ll find stately oaks surrounded by striking collections of red and white Cyclamens, a colorful hint of the approaching holiday. The expansive culdesac setting also boasts Foxtail Ferns, ivy-covered walls, and three lush layers of shrubs, including Variegated Japanese Pittosporum, Loropetalum, and Sunshine Ligustrum. ‘Tis the season!

November 2019 – Shirley Lucas

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Don’t wait until Thanksgiving to acknowledge Shirley Lucas, whose home at 7514 Holly Court Estates, has been named November’s Yard of the Month. A combination of plumbego, legularia, foxtails, variegated pittosporum, splitleaf philodendrum, holly, boxwood, photenias, and lariope earn a genuine thanks from Hearthstone residents. If you think the names of the plants are challenging, see if you can determine origins of the many ways to say thanks, while saluting the diversity of Hearthstone: Arigato, Danke sehr, Do jeh, Elfharisto, Gracias, Grazie,  Mahalo, Merci, Spasiba, Thanks, and Toda.

October 2019 – Bob and Amy Christensen

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Feeling bewitched? Amy and Bob Christensen have used wizardry to convert the tricks of September into the treats of October on 14207 Sandalfoot. The bad witch, Imelda, didn’t give gardeners a ghost of a chance, but a magic potion resulted in an array of red and white caladiums, roses, multi-colored pentas, dracaena, sunshine ligustrums, and firecracker plants. Young goblins will be treated on Halloween with bats, frogs, a baby gator, and, of course, pumpkins!

September 2019 – Brenda and Jerry House

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Greetings from your Hearthstone Garden Club. We would like to thank all our neighbors who put flags out for this Labor Day Holiday weekend! It was very nice to see the day remembered with such style. With that said, it is our pleasure to announce 7419 Cart Gate as the Hearthstone Yard of the Month September winner. The home of Brenda and Jerry House, with its wonderful array of flowers, is a sight to behold as one turns south onto Cart Gate from Tunbury Lane. All the beds are overflowing on this beautiful corner lot with a mix of flowers, including Impatiens and Blue Daze. There is greenery cascading from the many pots as well. The beds wrap around the home from the steps to the side of the house abutting the golf course. The cypress trees on the front wall create a frame for the all of the plantings there, while the large pots in other areas provide height and color. Congratulations again to Jerry and Brenda House on their stunning home!

August 2019 – Dee and Kathy Williams

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This month’s Yard of the Month bragging rights go to Kathy and Dee Williams at 7418 Tunbury Drive.  Their lovely Tudor style home has a circular driveway outlined by colorful beds of zinnias in yellow and orange near the front.  As your eye is drawn further along, up against the house, you will discover more zinnias, pretty pentas and piping-hot pink crepe myrtles.  Neat bottle brush add some pop to the scene. The front entrance, framed by its columns, continues the elegant frontage with large potted greenery on either side.  These are accentuated by smaller pots of coleus, adding depth and a richness of color. Congratulations Kathy and Dee on being the Hearthstone August Yard of the Month winner! 

July 2019 – Jeffery and Kimberly Little

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The home of Jeffery & Kimberly Little is this month’s Yard of the Month and is located at 14507 Sandalfoot Street.  Upon arriving, you notice the lush green of the lawn that sweeps across the front of the yard.  A beautiful bed of vivid color meanders from the front of the house to the curve along the drive.  This charming bed is filled with assorted colorful Impatiens, Mums, Daisies, Day Lilies, and Blue Daze. Tucked in between are the bright Agapanthus – that stand out for their vibrant blue blooms and beautiful grass-like fronds. The top of the bed is accented with Hawthorne and smooth river rock borders its length. The bed terminates in a spray of Dusty Miller. All together this front yard is a treat for the senses with its cheerful plantings, the interesting shape and the illusion of a dry colorful creek bed.    

June 2019 – Mitch and Kristin Lees

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All the hard work of Kristin and Mitch Lees paid dividends this month when their home at 14111 Vista Mar Circle won Yard of the Month in Hearthstone for June, 2019.   The yard is a delight –  being freshly planted. mulched and featuring Foxtail Ferns, New Guinea Impatience, Shrimp Plants, Roses, Sago Palms, Lariopes, and Coleus.  In addition, you will find elegant giant planters continuing the theme with more Impatience and cascading plants on either side of door.  Completing the picture are Bottle Brush with more Impatience and Foxtail Ferns on the left.