Yard of Year Nomination Form
Look for Yard of the Year nominations for next year (download form here or pick up at City Building)
Villa Hills Annual "Yard of the Year" Award
2020 Yard of the Year Award
The Villa Hills Garden Club sponsors an annual Yard of the Year award to recognize residents for the endless hours of hard work and diligent maintenance to create beautiful landscapes.
This year’s recipient is Patrick and Carrie Harms. Shortly after moving into their home on Carpenter’s Trace in 2005, they realized that a plan was needed to rejuvenate the landscaping. First project was to remove the overgrown boxwoods that dominated the front of the house, prune ornamental trees and give the entire area a “face-lift”. Purple coral bells, a variety of hosta, and columbine fill the once bare space, while brightly colored annuals add that extra “punch”. Large ceramic pots, overflowing with red petunias, welcome visitors at the front door.
At the entrance to the backyard you pass a striking combination of orange hues which include cannas, lantana, zinnias and million bells. Each landscape bed is bordered by large, dry laid stones, which Pat and family have collected. A wide variety of hosta, coral bells, ferns and colorful annuals, help to create a natural, park-like setting complete with shaded hammock! Scattered throughout the gardens you can find many tiki figures and torches in keeping with his Tiki Bar on the screened in porch.
Patrick enjoys “repurposing” items to incorporate in the gardens. An old cast iron cauldron from a family farm now has the role of fountain with copper cattails and frogs perched on the sides. His mother donated a large, ceramic fountain that no longer worked. He simply filled it with soil and planted King Tut Grass which replicates the movement of water witha gentle breeze.
Patrick has made good use of natural material such as old stumps or large stones in order to raise pots to create visual points of interest. He also recycled a wooden pallet for use as a multi-level planter for colorful annuals along with an herb garden.
The Harms landscape has evolved to include wonderful spaces for family and friends to relax. His vision is one of a lush garden retreat and he is well on his way to achieving this. Congratulations to Patrick and Carrie!
The Villa Hills Garden Club sponsors an annual Yard of the Year award to recognize residents for the endless hours of hard work and diligent maintenance to create beautiful landscapes.
This year’s recipient is Patrick and Carrie Harms. Shortly after moving into their home on Carpenter’s Trace in 2005, they realized that a plan was needed to rejuvenate the landscaping. First project was to remove the overgrown boxwoods that dominated the front of the house, prune ornamental trees and give the entire area a “face-lift”. Purple coral bells, a variety of hosta, and columbine fill the once bare space, while brightly colored annuals add that extra “punch”. Large ceramic pots, overflowing with red petunias, welcome visitors at the front door.
At the entrance to the backyard you pass a striking combination of orange hues which include cannas, lantana, zinnias and million bells. Each landscape bed is bordered by large, dry laid stones, which Pat and family have collected. A wide variety of hosta, coral bells, ferns and colorful annuals, help to create a natural, park-like setting complete with shaded hammock! Scattered throughout the gardens you can find many tiki figures and torches in keeping with his Tiki Bar on the screened in porch.
Patrick enjoys “repurposing” items to incorporate in the gardens. An old cast iron cauldron from a family farm now has the role of fountain with copper cattails and frogs perched on the sides. His mother donated a large, ceramic fountain that no longer worked. He simply filled it with soil and planted King Tut Grass which replicates the movement of water witha gentle breeze.
Patrick has made good use of natural material such as old stumps or large stones in order to raise pots to create visual points of interest. He also recycled a wooden pallet for use as a multi-level planter for colorful annuals along with an herb garden.
The Harms landscape has evolved to include wonderful spaces for family and friends to relax. His vision is one of a lush garden retreat and he is well on his way to achieving this. Congratulations to Patrick and Carrie!
