Coronado Homes Looking Good

Coronado Homes Looking Good! by Suzie Heap

Coronado has so many garden styles and home styles that make our island home such a wonderful and interesting feast for the eyes.

Many readers went on a Coronado Home Garden Styles Self Tour Treasure Hunt of gardens last year when we were shut down without a flower show. The focus was on the garden styles that go with certain architectural style homes. For example, a Green Garden looks perfect with a formal-looking home; a Mediterranean Garden goes well with a Spanish-style home, and a Cottage Garden goes with a picket fence and cottage-style home.

This year, some gardens will be judged as special gardens to be appreciated. Many of us have spent countless hours working on our lawns and gardens and it will be fun to see the results.

Back in the day, before COVID-19 when Homefront judging was done throughout the city, guidelines were given to the volunteer judges to guide them in awarding ribbons to homes. Since this year gardens to be appreciated will be the only homes selected by the judges, I am going to list the guidelines given to the Blue Ribbon and Top Ten award winner judges. These will be the gardens with the “wow” factor, gardens that are drop-dead gorgeous.

I cannot wait for this wonderful Coronado Garden Tour! Look for the top ten in the May edition of the Coronado Magazine

Judging Guidelines for Blue Winner and Top Ten Gardens are:

• Lawn is nearly flawless • Shows exceptional utilization of site • Planting beds are carefully designed and aesthetically impressive • Shows exceptional originality and creativity • Shows great attention to detail • Max curb appeal, has a “wow” factor • Exceptional effort is obvious