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POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas
Hold’em No Limit tournament
on July 11 with 33 members
participating in the event.
Congratulations to Ron Evans
for winning the tournament
with Sandy Fichtner placing
second, Jack McGowan placing
third, Chris Holt placing fourth
and Carl Miller placing fifth.
Front row: Sandy Fichtner, Ron
Evans, Jack McGowan
Back row: Chris Holt, Carl Miller

GARDEN CLUB Above: Pride of Barbados; Inset: Angel’s Trumpet. PHOTOS BY SUSAN GATES
YARD OF THE MONTH
Cowan Creek greenbelt, attracted by and a garden swing are perfect spots
KEITH AND REBECCA CALDWELL nectar, seed and fruit-producing plants. to watch all the activity. This yard is
On hot days Rebecca often provides a a wonderful place to spend a couple
518 INDEPENDENCE CREEK LANE treat in the birdbaths – ice cubes and hours, or even the entire day.
(N62) the resulting cool water. The back porch ~Carol Parsonage

There is much to explore in Keith and
Rebecca Caldwell’s yard. Beside the
driveway, a golden leadball tree, a huge
Pride of Barbados and an impressive
esparanza put on a red-orange and
yellow display all summer. Across the
drive, silver ponyfoot and wooly ste-
modia groundcover provide contrast
to the dark leaves and red flowers of
Black Diamond crepe myrtle. Nestled
beside the front patio wall, a tender
but exotic Angel’s Trumpet produces
beautiful lavender bell-shaped blooms.
And just behind the garage a Choco-
late Mimosa tree spreads its maroon
leaves to lightly shade a vegetable gar-
den. Here, Rebecca uses raised beds
around a crushed granite path to grow
tomatoes and a few vegetables. The
Caldwell back yard, a certified native
wildlife habitat, provides food, water
and shelter for bees, birds, butterflies
and small creatures. Butterflies visit fa-
vorites such as Gregg’s mistflower and
Mexican butterfly weed. Birds breeze
between the backyard and adjacent

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