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JUly YARD OF THE MONTH PHOTO BY JUDY AISHMAN AND CYNTHIA MILLER
Mike and Karen Pevoto
280 Trail of the Flowers (N09) window, this soothing area also provides the floral pageantry. This is a hands-on
a landing point for the eye through the gardener’s home that has been care-
Nothing says welcome like an invit- introduction of pops of color using pink fully nurtured for years. And it shows.
ing stone walkway lit up on each side roses, saliva, and crape myrtles. A pink ~ Nancy Hontz
with a border of bright pink Dianthus. hibiscus keeps the rear patio included in
And Mike and Karen’s home takes this
one step, or make that a few steps far-
ther, by starting down at street level
and then enticing you up to the cozy
seating arrangement situated to the
left of the front door. As the home is
built on a small elevation from street
level, your eye can’t help but follow the
same walkway right up the face of the
property, stopping to linger at large
plantings of scarlet and blue salvias,
turks cap, and peach iris sitting in large,
darkly mulched beds. And just in case
you are unable to read the address, an
ebullient mosaic covered stone reminds
you have stopped at number 280 Trail
of the Flowers. A smartly designed
dry stream bed of rocks provides an
eye catching demarcation between
the grass and colorful bedding areas.
Large, sheltering trees in the rear of
the yard provide areas of shaded re-
lief from the imposing heat of summer.
From the patio or home’s rear picture

POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas Hold’em
No Limit tournament on May 12, with
30 members participating in the event.
Congratulations to Anne Henry for win-
ning the tournament, with April Mat-
thews placing second and Larry Smith
placing third. Other winners: High Hand
– Peter Garner (Royal Flush in Hearts);
Bounty – Russ Ruff (TWO) and April
Matthews.

May Texas Hold’em Tournament win-
ners, left to right: 2nd Place – April
Matthews, 1st Place – Anne Henry, 3rd
Place – Larry Smith

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