The Pemberton Journal
The Pemberton Journal O fficial Publication
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Pemberton Heights Neighborhood Association
J une 2013, Vol IV, Issue VI
Neighbors open their gardens for the first annual “behind the Garden Gate” garden open house! Betty Trent, AIA LEED AP On April 28th, Pemberton residents Sarah Anderson, Linda Benge, Jenny Johnson, Nancy Robinson and Betty Trent opened their gates to their gardens for neighbors to see and enjoy. On a beautiful, sunny spring day, neighbors were also treated to refreshments by Teddy Kinney and Diane Umstead as they strolled through Pemberton enjoying the spring blossoms. Roses, irises and columbine, along with numerous other native flowering shrubs were at their best against backgrounds of evergreens which included live oak, japanese yews, clumping bamboo, sweet olive and yaupon. Neighbors saw five different styles of gardens from tradition flower gardens to gardens utilizing mainly native, low water using plants. Neighbors exchanged information on what works well in the area and how much maintenance certain plants require. Linda’s garden featured a pool surrounded by flowers and plantings and every golfer’s dream, a putting green! At Sarah’s garden, neighbors were awed by the lovely fountains and urns dripping with scented geraniums. At Jenny’s garden, metal work was featured along with succulent plantings. Jenny also graciously provided neighbors a list of plant names to keep. At Betty’s garden, neighbors were surprised to see a modern, minimalist garden featuring low maintenance artificial grass, sustainably made from recycled plastic. At Nancy’s garden, lush plantings of natives were beautifully mixed with an assortment of tropicals including ginger, palms and Japanese maples. Many attendees have been inspired and already made treks to garden stores to find their new discoveries to add to their gardens. Hopefully those new plants will inspire others to be part of the “Behind the Garden Gate” open house next time. Thanks to Loretta Fischer for organizing and doing so much work to make this first garden open house a success!
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