A special thanks to these "Behind the Scenes" Garden Club volunteers: Susan Bennett, photographer and Advisory Chairperson to the Board, Anne McSweeny, Chaplain, Cara Dessens, Horticulturist, Liz Leonard, Ornithologist, Susan Sheridan, Garden of the Month ( in charge of signs), Laura Carman, Club and GOM photographer , Alice Lowry, GOM Chairperson and Chairperson for floral arrangements at New Orleans Museum of Art

March 6, 2009 Hostesses

Bernice Daigle, Lynn Long,

Michelle Lorusso, Virginia Panno

GARDENS OF THE MONTH
February, 2009
The February, 2009 winner of the Garden of the Month award is the beautiful, classically structured garden on Wren Street. On the lane side, a huge old magnolia tree provides the focal point for an elegant design of shaped small trees, clipped bushes, an arched trellis, and raised flower bed. This month the structural greenery is enlivened by a dramatic floral composition of richly-hued colors: from the magenta flowering tulip tree, pink camellias, rings of purple and white flowers encircling the tulip and citrus trees, and the raised bed overflowing with a gorgeous display of old garden flowers in vivid shades of deep purple, violet, lavender, cobalt blue, and white, accented by touches of coral.
The narrow perimeter and entry-way garden on the street side is similarly composed of a tiered hedges of greenery on either of the entry gate, through which can be seen a riotous display of red and white camellias bordering the walkway.

Honorable Mention for February, 2009 is awarded to the delightful, bucolic garden on Flamingo Street . This restful, mature garden, almost country-like in feeling, features multilevel perimeter plantings and beds of deep purplish-blue and lavender spring flowers, bright pink roses, bright green foliage, and unifying clumps of variegated liriope and ginger, which curve around a spacious lawn. A large old magnolia encircled by a thick bed of iron plants acts as a focal point in front of the house.

Le Petit Jardin for February, 2009 is the eye-catching, highly original, street-side garden on Swan Street. In this dramatically designed entry-way garden, a stark white-pillared iron fence and pebble-and-stone paving provide the formal setting for a minimalist design of sculpturesque tropical plants, topiaried bushes, and geometrically shaped beds of bright pansies and cabbages in lively Mardi Gras colors.

February Camellias in Lake Vista

Past Presidents for the Lake Vista Garden Club

Hostesses for February, 2009 Garden Club meeting

Lake Vista Garden Club President , Sallie Walker, and Lake Vista Property Owners Association Beautification Chairperson, Patricia Fullmer, celebrate Arbor Day, January 16, 2009 with the planting of 22 Live Oaks in our Sub Division. Thank you to everyone who gave donations that allowed this event to be possible.

January, 2009 Garden of the Month

The January, 2009 Garden of the Month is at # 20 Snipe Street. Spreading across the lane and east sides of the pie-shaped lot, this handsome garden – now in full bloom -- is designed with a wide, curving bed of yellow pansies, rose pink azaleas, and agapantha to provide interest and to soften the rectangular lines of the house and front porch. Additional interest is provided by the beautiful old camellia trees covered with masses of deep rose-pink blossoms which frame the house, and by a lush and inviting side garden, featuring palm trees, bird of paradise, and a lovely pond.

Le Petit Jardin for January, 2009

Le Petit Jardin for January, 2009 is the charming entry-way garden at #9 Jay Street. In this delightful street-side garden, design interest is provided by the diversity of plant shapes, sizes, color palette, and foliage patterns in which the long linear foliage of the palm, palmetto, bird of paradise, and variegated liriope contrast with the glossy, fat crotons and with the dainty leaves and flowers of the sasanquas and azaleas. The color palette of deep pink, oranges, coral, and varying shades of green harmonizes with the muted pale salmon shade of the house and grayish blue-green shade of the shutters and helps carry out the tropical theme.

January Honorable Mention

Honorable mention for January, 2009 is awarded to the elegant garden of 20 Lark Street. On the lane side, the rectangular lawn is framed by formal beds of tiers of fuschia and purple flowers, small and medium-sized azaleas and camellias blooming in shades of coral, salmon, deep rose – lovely against elegant gray façade of the house and the tall, dark green hedges on each side. Small, flowering tulip trees provide elegant accent pieces.

The street side features beds of mature bushes – including large nandinas with masses orange-red berries and coral blooming azaleas – surrounding the semi-circular parking court, and beautifully accented by the dramatic pink Angel’s trumpet tree in the east corner and by dark-green topiaries on each side of the entrance.

Honorable Mention

Runner-up to the Garden of the Month – Honorable Mention – classically-designed garden at 35 Oriole Street. Always meticulously groomed, this well-designed, rather formal garden features perimeter beds of carefully-manicured bushes fronted by beds of pink, white, and yellow flowers; pink sasanqua in full bloom on each side of the walkway. Additional interest is provided by the lush, tropical greenery anchoring the corner beds by the house, and a grapefruit tree.

Le Petit Jardin

Le Petit Jardin for December, 2008 is the handsome garden on the street side at 2 Dove Street. This month this well-designed, always colorful, patio-style garden, enhancing the entryway and façade, is enlivened with yellow and white flowers, and a mass of white sasanqua in full bloom, and by the bright blue and yellow pansies surrounding the large shade tree in the front.

December Garden of the Month Winner

The Garden of the Month award for December, 2008 88 Egret for the lovely, very inviting and very personal garden she has created to enhance her home at 88 Egret Street.

On the street side, the open gate of the rose-garlanded iron perimeter fence and the row of large, weathered pots of pink and red flowers beckon invitingly into a lovely brick courtyard, softened by the beautiful old trees and which frame the house and back porch, and accented by a large old acacia bush with masses of yellow booms. On the lane side also, the soft peach-colored house is beautifully framed by a rich design of mature greenery, lush tropical plants, and curving beds of carefully manicured bushes and flowers in shades of red, pink, white, and orange, and greens ranging from the deep, shiny green of the holly bush to the soft, feathery green of the rose vines framing the
doorway.

Results of last nights Holiday Decoration Contest

BEST ALL-AROUND:
Lamping ~ 24 Swan


YARD:
1st: LeBlanc ~ 19 Kildeer
2nd: Verges ~ 1049 Robert E. Lee
3rd: Buchler ~ #1 Snipe

DOOR:
1st: deBoisblanc ~ 6600 Beauregard
2nd: Backstrom ~ 57 Dove
3rd: Fine ~ #6 Ibis

CUL DE SAC:
1st: Warbler
2nd: Gull
3rd: Ibis

and lots of Honorable mentions
thank you to all who participated

Christmas Decorating Contest

Just a reminder the Lake Vista Garden Club will hold its annual Christmas Decorating Contest on Thursday, December 18th beginning at 7:00pm, please leave your lights on until midnight. Three categories: Doorway, Yard and Cul de Sac and the Best Overall

November 2008 Garden of the Month

The Garden of the Month award for November, 2008 goes to Georgina and Wilfred Rivet for their charming garden at 6 Warbler Street. A true labor of love, this lovely garden is designed to provide interest, color, and balance to the large, but narrow V-shaped lot and the Rivet’s attractive brick home. Anchoring the design are the two major focal points – the large oak tree at the tip of the lot and the rock-bordered, tiered flower bed which softens the ell of the house. Beds of red and white flowers and caladiums around the perimeter of the house and encircling the oak tree unify the design, and lead the eye.








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Le Petit Jardin for November, 2008 is the lush, colorful street-side garden at 13 Thrasher Street, the home of Allen Rosenzweig. A handsome and attractive garden featuring perimeter beds of flowers and greenery framing the square of front lawn. The primary focus is the dramatic and colorful entranceway garden centered in the angle between the house and carport. This month it is ablaze with thick clusters of flowering bushes in fall shades, beautifully enhancing the light-colored brick of the house.




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Runner-up to the Garden of the Month – Honorable Mention – is awarded to Dodie Spencer-Smith for her handsome (and highly-visible) garden at 24 Thrush Street. Always meticulously groomed and well-designed to provide balance and interest to the wedge-shaped lot, the primarily green garden features groupings and borders of a variety of shaped bushes, palms, and small trees against the soft pink brick of the house. This month the handsome design is enlivened by beds of colorful flowers.