Ryan Place Yard of the Month

Calloway’s August 2010 Yard of the Month

Drive down Cantey toward 8th Avenue and your eyes can't help noticing this striking home on its raised corner lot at 6th Ave. This traditional beige brick two-story has arched windows surrounded by precisely clipped vines and a side window of exquisite stained glass. The private backyard is enclosed by a boxwood privacy hedge, the front yard is a year-round pleasure to behold. From azaleas awash in scarlet and pansies in two rectangular cement planters at the front steps, this home is tastefully enhanced with hydrangea bushes and then begonias through the summer. A signature wreath enhances the mullioned front door. Background trees and shrubs accent this expertly manicured manse.

Calloway’s June/July 2010 Yard of the Month

This is the "quaint little cottage that could." A small property, on Ryan Ave., it has been enhanced to its fullest potential. Neat as a pin with shaped shrubs out front, flanked on both sides by antique rose bushes, and fronted by colorful pansies and deep red begonias. The porch welcomes with an ice cream table and two chairs with potted geranium and wreath above for pizazz. Two large pots of fragrant rosemary waft the air as you ascend the front steps.

Calloway’s April 2010 Yard of the Month

Stroll or drive by this lovely example of early spring buds and blooms on Elizabeth Blvd.!

Calloway’s March 2010 Yard of the Month

Despite the halving of the crape myrtle from the weight of snow during the most recent snowstorm, the overall continued care expended by Chris Patton and Mark Stallon demands the YOM March kudos. Cornered in the 2600 block of 6th Avenue, this white house is a prime example of the appropriate shrubbery (genus, height, color) needed for the softening of this pristine stunner. Further evidence of what sustained maintenance, care, and time can present in our attractive Ryan Place neighborhood.

Calloway’s January/February 2010 Yard of the Month

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Making A Wildlife Habitat At Home

For more than 35 years, NWF's Certified Wildlife Habitat™ program has shown people the benefits of gardening for wildlife. From backyards and apartment balconies to schools, businesses and farms, no garden is too big or small to turn into a wildlife-friendly habitat.

What is a Community Wildlife Habitat™?

If you love gardening and connecting with people in your community, the National Wildlife Federation can help you certify your community as a Community Wildlife Habitat™. A Community Wildlife Habitat is a community that provides habitat for wildlife throughout the community--in individual backyards, on school grounds and in public areas such as parks, community gardens, places of worship and businesses.

It is a place where the residents make it a priority to provide habitat for wildlife by providing the four basic elements that all wildlife need: food, water, cover and places to raise young.

The community also educates its residents about sustainable gardening practices such as reducing or eliminating chemical fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, planting native plants, removing invasive plants and composting.

Community Wildlife Habitats are organized by a team of people, who not only help create habitat, but also hold workshops about gardening for wildlife and organize community events such as stream or trail cleanups.

A Community Habitat project creates a place where people, flora and fauna can all flourish!

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