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EUREKA — The committee of the Eureka Sequoia Garden Club recently announced eight winners of the “Garden Jewels on E Street” award. This monthly series honors the front yards of properties in Eureka. The contest has viewed 1,552 buildings and presented 76 certificates during the last eight months.
This month, flowering trees are evident in most of these gardens. The cascading form of the flowering cherry must have been popular 20 years ago. Recently you’ll see those trees presented in their natural forms. Azaleas and rhododendrons continue to grow well in Eureka gardens and are beginning to color all of the neighborhoods.
The public is invited to attend the Eureka Sequoia Garden Club meeting on April 19 at 11 a.m. at First Covenant Church, 2526 J St., to enjoy the program presented by Gary Todoroff, garden photographer. The certificates will be presented at noon.
This month’s jewels are:
Madalenne Smith lives at 1506 E St. She enjoys her flowering cherry tree that looks like an umbrella in the spring. The corner garden lot features primroses, marguerite daisies, daffodils, hyacinths, tulips and forget-me-nots. The gold euonymus frames the front door. The hydrangea, azalea and rhododendrons will bloom later this month. A garden on the side of the house repeats these same favorite bulbs and shrubs. The new trees from the Keep Eureka Beautiful project are just starting to show their leaves.
Mature shrubs and trees give a peaceful theme to
the commercial building located at the corner of Wabash and E streets. Signs help identify it as the California State and Federal Employees Credit Union. Rhododendrons and azaleas provide color, and flowering plum trees sparkle in the spring. The parking lot and entrance are well-marked and the landscaping is well-pruned for good growth. Denise Rogers is the CEO.
The front yard of Philip and Kristi Holland at 2333 E St. has a holly hedge to identify the space and includes a pair of junipers on each side of the front windows. A flowering cherry tree, Australian tea tree and a large cedar tree give height to accent the two-story home. A meandering walkway from the front door to the backyard leaves space for rhododendrons, azaleas, shrub roses and hydrangea, to give color to the landscape.
The three-story late Queen Anne home at 2436 E St. has a tower at the corner, which has garlands of ribbons that are matched by the landscaping. Dr. Rodney and Linda Cade enjoy the magnolia grandiflora trees, which bloom early in the spring. The yard is edged with a low boxwood hedge fronted by tulips, azaleas and lavender. Rhododendrons on each side of the front steps are magnificent and compete with the bergenia, hydrangeas and the holly tree for attention. Sue Natzler was the landscape designer.
Darryl and Beatrice Aberbom live at 2712 E St. The raised beds of timber posts and rails create the border for the landscaping, which is filled with primroses and azaleas. The two-story home is framed by Japanese maples, while podocarpus frame the front door and brick porch. The manicured lawn complements the helleborus, ornamental grasses, hydrangeas, euphorbia, ferns, photinia and pieris. The focal point is the junipers shaped in a cloud formation. Darryl is the plant manager at Shafer’s Garden Center.
The Umpqua Bank branch in Henderson Center, located at 2861 E St., is a commercial building built in the Craftsman style to blend into the Henderson Center neighborhood. Flowering cherry trees in the sidewalk greet the visitors, who can also sit on the wooden bench on the west side of the building.
Rain from the roof lets water travel on the chain downspouts to help keep the turf green. The stone facade is accented by magnolia trees, which add spring color to the collection of azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, pieris and aralias. Additional color comes from the purple cinerea, miniature agapanthus, zebra grass and bergenia. This is a very well-designed public building.
The ranch-style home with a red brick facade is the home of Scott and Marilyn Ostrom located at 3474 E St. It features purple wisteria hanging from the eaves. Japanese maples frame the property. Low, wrought-iron edging along the sidewalk contains the bright red heather, and the red brick edges the walkway to the front porch. Native stones accent the raised beds of lavender, rhododendrons, beach pine and azaleas. The scene is completed with a rattan swinging bench on the front porch.
The garden located at 3828 E St. is “bee friendly.” Joy Thomas and Stephan Sottong asked Two Green Thumbs garden design company to design the area without any lawn. Gisela Rohde and Julia Graham-Whitt selected flowering currant, lambs ear, fleabane, lavender, violets, bergenia and succulents. A picket fence matches the color of the home and includes an arbor and gate to enter the garden. Bulbs, roses, New Zealand flax, Japanese maples and boxwood give structure to the garden. This is a landscape for a special need (the bees).
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