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POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas Hold’em
No Limit tournament on May 9 with 40
members participating in the event.
Congratulations to Cap Pedigo for win-
ning the tournament with Randall Goss
placing second, Mickey Horn placing
third, Don Howard placing fourth and
Rich Morris placing fifth. Other winners:
High Hand – Mickey Horn; Bounty – Shir-
ley Woodson, Rich Morris and Mickey
Horn.

Front row: Randall Goss, Cap Pedigo,
Mickey Horn

Back row: Rich Morris, Don Howard

JULY YARD OF THE MONTH side the house contain a mix of salvia PHOTO BY CAROL PARSONAGE
TIM AND RUTH SWATY greggi, lantana and liriope. The beds
along the porch and beside the front landscape better suits the Central Tex-
128 HUNTSVILLE COVE(N52) walk contain larger plants – knockout as environment, gives them valuable,
When landscaping a small yard, the roses, loropetalum, dwarf yaupon and livable outdoor space and decreases
trick is getting the right balance be- grey Artemisia. Tim and Ruth feel this both maintenance time and costs. It
tween barren and busy. Tim and Ruth also looks very nice.
Swaty found that middle ground with ~Carol Parsonage
their attractive xeriscape design. Once
they decided maintaining a healthy JULY 2017 SUNRAYS | 121
grass lawn on thin alkaline soil was
too expensive and time consuming, the
Swatys turned to a landscape company
with Sun City experience to implement
their ideas. They knew they wanted a
large covered patio, a minimum amount
of grass, and pretty, easy care plants.
To create a sense of spaciousness in a
small space they used similar, neutral
colors for the hardscape and mulch.
Then they limited the size and number
of plants. Today, a covered patio takes
up most of the back yard. Two crepe
myrtles and a Texas red oak, mulched
with river rock, complete the back land-
scape. A flagstone walkway traverses
the principal side yard, connecting the
patio to the front walkway. River rock,
lightly planted with red yucca and so-
ciety garlic, covers the remaining side
area and continues into the front yard,
ending at a small patch of grass and
a second red oak. Narrow beds be-

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