Colleyville Garden Club
Garden Collection- 11am - 3pm, Saturday, April 2
First member
Flowers include iris, day lillies, iris, phlox, iris, verbenna, iris, daisies. Did I mention Iris?
Bushes/trees include pecan, pine, hydrangea, japanese maple, pistachio, pear, pittosporum, abelia. roses.
Other features - vegetable garden, tricky drainage, water fountains, both sun and shade
Special items - strawberry begonia from Anita Barnwell
Work in Progress - shady area on the west side of the house
Second member
Flowers include iris, day lillies, iris, phlox, iris, verbenna, iris, daisies. Did I mention Iris?
Bushes/trees include pecan, pine, hydrangea, japanese maple, pistachio, pear, pittosporum, abelia. roses.
Other features - vegetable garden, tricky drainage, water fountains, both sun and shade
Special items - strawberry begonia from Anita Barnwell
Work in Progress - shady area on the west side of the house
Third member
Flowers include iris, day lillies, iris, phlox, iris, verbenna, iris, daisies. Did I mention Iris?
Bushes/trees include pecan, pine, hydrangea, japanese maple, pistachio, pear, pittosporum, abelia. roses.
Other features - vegetable garden, tricky drainage, water fountains, both sun and shade
Special items - strawberry begonia from Anita Barnwell
Work in Progress - shady area on the west side of the house
4th member
Flowers include iris, day lillies, iris, phlox, iris, verbenna, iris, daisies. Did I mention Iris?
Bushes/trees include pecan, pine, hydrangea, japanese maple, pistachio, pear, pittosporum, abelia. roses.
Other features - vegetable garden, tricky drainage, water fountains, both sun and shade
Special items - strawberry begonia from Anita Barnwell
Work in Progress - shady area on the west side of the house
5th member
Flowers include iris, day lillies, iris, phlox, iris, verbenna, iris, daisies. Did I mention Iris?
Bushes/trees include pecan, pine, hydrangea, japanese maple, pistachio, pear, pittosporum, abelia. roses.
Other features - vegetable garden, tricky drainage, water fountains, both sun and shade
Special items - strawberry begonia from Anita Barnwell
Work in Progress - shady area on the west side of the house
Colleyville Garden Club Member Garden Visits
This is your chance to see your CGC friends yards without interrupting them!
Tickets are a $10 donation for any one Saturday or $25 for the year and are only available online. Below is information about the gardens open 11am to 3pm April 22 with a link to get your tickets..
On the very bottom is the link to gardens that are open other Saturdays.
And, new this year - Member Garden of the Season will be chosen from gardens open for visits, by members who have visited!
Hope you enjoy your Colleyville Garden Club Member Garden Visits
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Gardens Group
Open 11am - 3pm
Linda Larkin
This is the year of the Big Hair Cut!
Our treasured Nellie R. Stevens hollies, across the entire back of the property, were peppered with dead branches. We cut them down to four feet and are awaiting the spring flush of new growth to invigorate them. Our overall property is a mixture of flowers, vegetables and lawn. We still intend to replace a few things that really suffer from severe cold snaps. I love the old "tried and true" plants that succeed, no matter what; larkspur, iris, perennial amaryllis, etc. This garden changes some every year, hopefully for the better.
Linda Cozart
Have lived here 30 years and I'm still working on it!
The front is very balanced and symmetrical, which suits the design of the house. The backyard is much more casual and free-flowing. At least, that is the goal I have in mind. The back has been done in several stages, but there are still bare spots and areas that cry out for more plantings. A dry creek bed at the bottom of the backyard hill was installed a few years ago beneath and between several large live oaks. Each year we have added more plantings around that feature – hollies, mock orange, Japanese maples, azaleas and oak leaf hydrangeas, with salvia, and Mahonia Soft Caress and some giant leopard plants. The steep hill made it difficult to grow grass and to navigate walking to the bottom, so we removed the grass and made a large flower bed with dwarf mondo grass, hostas, and ferns. Along the flower bed, large steppingstones lead down to the creek bed.
The flower beds close to the house have changed a lot over the years. A couple are more filled in than the others. Most are full sun with summer phlox, blackberry vines, lamb’s ear, artemisia, bridal wreath spiraea and some low-growing junipers. One shaded bed under a large maple tree has azalea, hydrangea, columbine, butterfly bush , oxalis, and one hellebore, which has survived in spite of me.
Carmen Day-Alexander
Going Native
Designed by Dallas Landscape Architect, David Rolston, our garden features a wide array of native and adapted trees and grasses. Lindheimer Muhly, Zebra Miscanthus, Pink Muhly, Feather and Maiden Grass are all featured prominently. Lacebark Elm, Ash, Oak, Eve’s Necklace, Juniper, and Pine trees provide shade, color, texture, and visual interest throughout the seasons. Lest you think that native grasses are dull or boring, Tifway 419 provides an inviting backdrop of vibrant green! Last year we worked with Patrick Dickinson (Rooted In) on a re-design for several areas - an attempt to incorporate additional color and perennials. Although we haven’t yet implemented the re-design, subtle changes are beginning to take shape. The yard is truly at its best in the fall, when the grasses are at their peak, but visiting in the spring allows one to appreciate the underlying structure and design. We view it all as a work in progress, and, just like everyone else, we "have (plenty of) weeds in our garden!”
Your ticket is good for all 3 of the gardens that are open. There is no agenda - just come and go as you please anytime between 11am and 3pm
