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Civic Pride

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March 2016 
The Lafayette Garden Club proudly presents the Civic Pride Award for the month of March,

2016 to the Petroleum Club of Lafayette located at 111 Heymann Blvd. Blooming at this time

are Formosa azaleas, red ruffle azaleas (Japanese plum) and red, white and pink cyclamen.

Other flowers that complement the beautiful garden are red and green kale, variegated

ginger, sasanquas, ferns, gardenia, crotons, Indian hawthorne, banana and beautiful

cordyline. Hanging baskets adorn the walkway with English ivy, cyclamen and liriope.

​Accepting the award for the Petroleum Club is John O'Meara, general manager.
 



February 2016 
The Lafayette Garden Club has presented the Civic Pride Award for the month of February,

2016 to Coldwell Banker Real Estate located at 806 E. St. Mary Blvd. in Lafayette. Blooming

at this time in the lovely landscaped garden are pink shi shi camellias, white camellias and a

show of red and white cyclamen flowers. Other flowers planted are ligularia, boxwood fern,

Japanese Maples and cast iron plants which surround the beautiful live oak trees. Jacquie

​Cain, CEO of Coldwell Banker is shown receiving the award.
 
January 2016

The Civic Pride Award for the month of January 2016 has been awarded to Entre Nous

Interiors located at 1414 S College Dr., Lafayette, LA. Mindy Bernard, owner, is shown with her

array of shop decorations and planter boxes filled with boxwood shrubs, ornamental peppers,

impatiens and ivy. The door wreath and garland consists of pine cones, magnolia leaves and

​holly berries.

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May 2015


The Civic Pride Award sponsored by the Lafayette Garden Club was presented to 


Cheddar's at 5755 Johnston Street. Italian Cypress Trees are planted at the 


entrance. Pittosporum, knockout roses, carefree roses, irises , 


snapdragons,pansies, variegated flax and mahonia add interest to the landscape. 


Gary Bertling, the manager, is shown accepting the award.



April 2015

Simien and Miniex Law Corporation located at 104 Rye Iberville received the Civic 

Pride Award sponsored by the Lafayette Garden Club for the month of April.

Japanese Maples, River Birch, and Crepe Myrtle Trees anchor the planting of sago


palms, Indian Hawthorne, hollies, and roses, which are amid colorful snapdragons,

violas, and mondo grass. Clyde R. Simien and Rickey W. Miniex are shown 

accepting the award.



March 2015


The Civic Pride Award sponsored by the Lafayette Garden Club was presented to 


The Landing Apartments located at 2314 Kaliste Saloom Road. Accepting the 


award is apartment manager, Valen Figaro. Oleander formed the background for 


ornamental cabbage, Louisiana Iris, and pansies. Other plants in the landscape 


included pittosporum, palms, and hollies.




February 2015

The Civic Pride Award for February sponsored by the Lafayette Garden Club


was presented to Raising Canes, 2516 Kaliste Saloom Rd.Accepting the award 


are Hunter Teel, Operations Manager ,Kourtnee Patton, Kathryn Jones, 


employees, and Billy Mick, Managing Partner.The grounds are planted in 


magnolias, Indian hawthorne, pansies, snapdragons ornamental 

grass and hollies.

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January 2015
Tony Lu, owner of the Royal Panda accepts the Lafayette Garden Club Civic 


Pride Award for January. The landscape has an oriental design.  A Koi Pond is 


surrounded by lush green plants.Plants include various gingers, Indian 


Hawthorne, Loropetalum, Bird of Paradise and Knock Out Roses. Palms, Sweet 


Olive, and Japanese Maple border the pond.

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December 2014
The Lafayette Garden Club awarded Lafayette General Medical Center at 1214 

Coolidge Blvd. its December 2014 Civic Pride Award for outstanding landscape 

design. Receiving the award are (l-r) Neil Bourgeois, Director of Lafayette 

General's Facility  Services; Dean Ducote, VP of Operations and Turq Daniels, 

Director of Environmental Services. Creeping juniper, nandina, pansies, and 

ornamental grass are included in the landscape.


November 2014


Sonic Drive In located at 6804 Johnston Street was the recipient of the Lafayette


Garden Club Civic Pride Award for November 2014. Bordered along the front of 


the business are Indian Hawthorne, mexican heather, impatiens, vinca, knock out 


roses, and loropetalum. A cluster of Japanese Magnolias, gardenias, flax, and a 


colorful seasonal décor fill in the space in front of the business. Jamie Wilburn, a 


manager, is pictured receiving the award.

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2014 October

The Civic Pride Award sponsored by the Lafayette Garden Club was presented to 

Bayou Shadows Apartment at 101 Westwood Drive.  Accepting the award are Martha 


Carver, community manager, Roxanne Soileau, assistant manager, James Meche and 


Nick Menard apartment employees. Some of the plants included in the landscape are 


lilies of the nile, boxwood, lantana, angelonia, knockout roses, and pentas.


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2014 September 

Diamond Lake Apartments located at 2700 Ambassador Caffery Parkway was selected 


as the September 2014 Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride Award. The landscape is 


bordered by alternanthera, Indian hawthorn, and holly scrub. Colorful begonia and 


hibiscus are enclosed in the border. Tiffany Aucoin, apartment manger, is shown 


accepting the award.


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2014 August

Midsouth Bank at 3601 Johnston Street is the recipient of the August 

Civic Pride Award sponsored  by the Lafayette Garden Club.Vincas line the entrance 

to the bank. Indian Hawthorne, Japanese Holly, zinnias, palmettos liriope, sweet bay magnolia, and

fountain grass comptete the landscape design. Dwight Kaufman, banking center manager, is accepting 

the award.

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2014 July
Chick-Fil-A of I-10 Louisiana Avenue is the recipient of the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride Award for July.

The landscape is composed of a vast variety of plants. Dwarf youpon holly, gaura, boxwood, verbena, nadina,

knockout roses, caladiums petunias, are just a few of the plants on the property. Mr. John Arton, franchise owner,

is shown accepting the award.

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2014 June

Magnolia Estates Nursing Home on Dulles Street was selected as the Lafayette Garden Club

Civic Pride Winner for the month of June. Accepting the award are Matthew Loyacano, 

Administrator,and Hebba Qamhiyeh, Director of Nursing. Multi-colored begonias, lush 

magnolias, and hollies are some of the plants used in the landscape.


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2014 May

Ahrens Investment Company at 412 Settlers Trace Blvd. is the Lafayette Garden Club

Civic Pride winner for the month of May.  Accepting the award are Dee Dee Becnel and

Beth Gossen. Snapdragons are abundantly located along the outside wall of the facility.

The courtyard includes coreopsis, boxwood, foxtail ferns, cannas, chrysanthemums, and

palms.







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2014 April

Ira Nelson Center located at 2206 Johnston Street is Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride

winner for April  2014.  A variety of colors of violas and pentunias are in bloom.These were

germinated from seeds planted in October. Other plants in the landscape are Louisiana

phlox, daisies, Mahonia, hydrangea and a magnolia tree.

 


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2014 March

Olinde's Furniture Store located at 200 Westmark Blvd. is the recipient for the Lafayette

Garden Club March 2014 Civic Pride Award. The area is landscaped with pansies,

ornamental cabbage, camellias, snapdrapgons, gardenias,  crepe myrtle, and various

other plants.

Accepting  the Civic Pride Award is Raymond Hargroder manager of Olinde's Furniture Store.

 




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February 2014

Proudly accepting the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride Award for February 2014 are

Herbert E. Schilling ll,  chairman of the board of Schilling Distributing, Inc. and his

executive secretary Noreen Arcides. The landscape consist of pansies, snapdragons,

English boxwood, manicured holly trees, crepe myrtles, Indian hawthorne, sago palms

and fountain grass. 

 




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January 2014

The Petroleum Club of Lafayette located at 111 Heymann  Blvd. is the January

2014 Civic Pride winner for the Lafayette Garden Club. The landscaping includes

ornamental cabbage, white cyclamen, Indian hawthorne, split leaf philodendron,

macho ferns, sweet olive and red maple tree, and many more plants to enhance

the well designed landscape. Window boxes with pansies add to the design. John

O'Meara, general manager of the Petroleum Club and Bryan Parker, Maintenance

                                                                        Supervisor are accepting the award.




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December 2013

The Hilton Garden Inn's Landscape at 2358 West Congress contains an assortment

of trees such as magnolia and palms. Other plants include saga palms, split leaf

philodendron, gardenias, indian hawthorn, variegated ginger, flowering camellias,

 and pansies. Accepting the Civic Pride Award for December sponsored by the

 Lafayette Garden Club are, Kevin Romero, Food and Beverage Director;

Jennifer Mendoza, Sales Coordinator; and Jackie John, Director of Sales


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November 2013

Winnwood Shopping Center located at 2910-2956 Johnston Street received

the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride Award for November. Receiving the award is

Adam Andrus, the property manager.

The newly landscaped center includes Palm Trees spread throughout the

parking lot. Along Johnston Street the flower beds are landscaped with Knockout

Roses, Bulbine, Fountain Grass, and Camellias.


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October 2013

Winnwood Shopping Center located at 2910-2956 Johnston Street received the Lafayette

Garden Club Civic Pride Award for November. Receiving the award is Adam Andrus,

the property manager. The newly landscaped center includes Palm Trees spread

throughout the parking lot. Along Johnston Street the flower beds are landscaped with

Knockout Roses, Bulbine, Fountain Grass, and Camellias.


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September 2013

All Season Nursery  located at 2974 Johnston Street is the Civic Pride recipient of the Lafayette

Garden Club Civic Pride Award. Receiving the award are Peter Mayeux, owner; Lindsey Rosenbalm,

marketing coordinator; and Dan Weintritt, educational outreach leader. A beautiful fleur de lis fence

along the front is the backdrop for the canary date palms, cascading pink and white vinca,

plumbago, hibisucus, and yellow trumpet esperanza. Behind the fence are hanging baskets of

bougainvillea, and macho fern .Along the front entrance are pampas grass, Indian Hawthorn,

                                                                   camellias and marigolds.


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August 2013

Mid South Bank, 3730 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, is the winner of the Lafayette Garden's Civic

Pride Award for August. Jennifer Fontenot, regional manager; Billy Stracener,

representing the Rock Financial Group; and Minnie Smith, branch operations manager, accepted the

award. At the bank's entrance , yews, juniper and aspidistra with vitex,

magnolia and crepe myrtle trees form a backdrop for flowering dianthus, pentas scavola and

agapanthus

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July 2013

The extensive landscape of Architectural Acoustics located at

104 Tas Street is the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride winner

for July. Accepting the award is Pennye Koch, Managing Partner,

right, and Karmyn Heard,  Estimator.  The plantings include many

native trees and perennials of cypress, crepes, mamou, obedient

plant, duranta, Mexican heather and petunia, turks caps, Louisiana

                                                                   phlox, giant salvia, zinnia, knockout roses, daylilies, and bottle brush.


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June 2013

Knock-out  roses and lantana make a welcoming entrance to Willow Park Apartments l

located at 1408 W. Willow. The landscaping also includes Indian Hawthorn,boxwoods,

gardenia, bottle brush shrubs, agapanthus, assorted palms and ornamental grasses.

Magnolia, cypress, oak and crepe myrtle trees provide shade.   Dana Reed, Manager,

Steven Edwards and  James Livingston of Maintenance are pictured accepting the Civic 

                                                                         Pride Award from the Lafayette Garden Club for June.



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May 2013

Tri-Parish Bank's  landscaping, at 914 S. College, contains an 

assortment of trees such as  cypress, crepe myrtle, holly, and oak.   

Other plantings include nandina, gardenia, ginger, bottle brush, 

hibiscus, iris, knockout roses, amarillo, camellia , azaleas, loropetalum, 

Japanese yew and assorted ferns.  Donnie Landry,President, Tracy Collier 

Retail Officer and Glenn Decou Executive Vice-president accept the award.


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April 2013

South Regional Library located at 6010 Johnston Street has been chosen as the 

Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride winner.  The landscaping includes crepe myrtle

and oak trees, foxtail fern, bottle brush, azaleas, knock out roses, Indian hawthorn,

ginger, and nandina.  Accepting the award are Terry Roy and Jackie Lopez.


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March 2013

Oak, pine, magnolia and crepe myrtle trees is part of  the landscaping 

of Steeplechase Apartments located at 715 Marie Antoinette.  Other 

plantings include snap dragons, pansy, knockout roses, Iris, and 

ligustrum.  Accepting the award are Mildred Hill, Bobbie Camel, and Brian 

Hughes.



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February 2013

The entrance for Pinhook Chiropractic Clinic located at 100 La Rue France greets you

with a jasmine covered arbor, sugar kettle fountain surrounded by knockout roses, vinca,

and Mexican heather.   In bloom now are assorted camillas, azaleas, and sweet olive. 

Nandina, foxtail fern, boxwoods, and daylilies fill a second fountain area and side garden. 

Pictured Right to left are Rebecca Romero, Courtney Thibodeaux, Dr. Brad Grizzaffi,

owner,Brittany Dietzen, Felicia Myers, Dr. Tajon Neatherlin, Ricky Castaneda, Korie
                     
                                                                  Burney, Calab Pierce, Tammy Dutil Dr. Shane Chaisson.  Not show is Dr. Joshua Bailey.  

                                                           The Clinic was chosen as the Civic Pride winners for February 2013 by the Lafayette

                                                                  Garden Club.

 

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December 2012

Raymond J. Goodrich, owner of Lafayette Music Company located at
 
3700 Johnston Street, is seen accepting the Civic Pride award from the Lafayette 

Garden Club for December 2012.  The landscaping includes Indian hawthorn,

loropetalum, daylilies, knockout roses, crape myrtle trees aspidistra, camellia,

petunias, pansies, and snapdragons. 



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November 2012

Kindred Hospital located at 204 Energy Parkway was chosen to receive

the Civic Pride Award for November, 2012 by the Lafayette Garden Club. 

The landscaping includes Crepe Myrtle, water and live oak trees, Indian

hawthorn, nandina, azaleas, camellias, boxwoods, knock out roses,

snap dragons, pansies, iris, and agapanthus.  Accepting the award 

are from left; Stephanie Rossyion, Chief Clinical Officer; Sharon Black Chief 

                                                                   Executive Officer and Charlotte Beadles, Director of Sales and Marketing.


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October 2012

Colorful zinnias and petunias are the first plants you notice at the

Classic Auto Spa at 4501 Johnston St. which is the Lafayette Garden Club
 
October 2012 Civic Pride winner. The landscaping includes palms, camellias,

hawthorns, holly, flax, crepe myrtles, knockout roses, plumbago, yew, and

yucca. Pictured is owners (r) Mark Veverica and (l) his son Derek Veverica. 
 


 

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September 2012

Puissegur Family Dentistry, located at 201 Rue Louis XIV, has been chosen by the

Lafayette Garden Club as the September winner of the Civic Pride award. Standing in
 
the garden, which he maintains himself, is Dr. Michael Puissegur.  The plantings include

begonias and impatiens, marigolds, salvia, caladium, daylilies, roses, sago palms,

hawthorns, crepe myrtle, loropetalum and holly.


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August 2012

Proudly accepting the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride Award for August 2012 are left David

Travers, Maintenance Supervisor and right Gregg Gothreaux, President and CEO of Lafayette

Economic Development Authority located at 211 East Devalcourt St.  The landscaping consist of

Cypress, Sweet Bay Magnolia, and Oak trees.  Other plantings include hibiscus, vinca and sago

palm.





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July 2012

With their pink crepe myrtles in bloom, and landscaping of Cassia tree, Sylvester Date Palm, azaleas,

Canary Island palm, majools, roses, camellias, caladiums, ginger, plumerias, oleanders, and

gardenias, the Lafayette Garden Club has awarded State Farm Insurance located at 2200 W

Congress Street the July 2012 Civic Pride Award.  Pictured are Sam and Terry Wofford, owners, and

their staff: Ann Boulley, True Doan, Sherre Hebert, Rachel Massey and Wendy Carroll.


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June 2012

The Lafayette Garden Club is pleased to present George Rodrigue Studios at 1434 So. College the

June 2012 Civic Pride award.  Pictured is Dickie Hebert, Studio Manager.

A side entrance patio has large urns containing fox tail ferns sitting in beds of ivy.  A side yard has

sago palms.


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May 2012

Ahrens Investment Partners, LLC located at 412 Settlers Trace has been given the May 2012 Civic

Pride Award by the Lafayette Garden Club.   Accepting the award  is Andrew Ahrens who does all his

own landscaping for the company.  Boxwoods, palms, holly, vinca, knock-out-roses, coleus, coreopsis

and plumbago are a few of the front plantings.  The inner courtyard is  filled with ferns, phlox, mums

, zinnias, salvia, sunflowers and a water feature.


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April 2012

The Revived Designs Antiques & Collectables located at 207 W. Simcoe St. is the April 2012 winner

of the Lafayette Garden Club's Civic Pride Award.  Pictured in front of their shop is Jayson Been and

Floyd Conley who made good use of their small space with a garden that features oleander planters,

foxtail ferns, shrimp plants, boxwoods, verbena, knockout roses, daylilies, lantana, aloe, a pond and a

pergola.


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March 2012

Home Bank, located at 503 Kaliste Saloom Rd., was chosen by the Lafayette Garden Club as its

March, 2012 Civic Pride winner.  Accepting the award are Lafayette Market President, Gary

Broussard and Chief Lending Officer, Darren Guidry.  The landscaping includes Oak, Palm and

Crepe Myrtle trees, Indian Hawthorn, camellias, nandina, snap dragons, petunias, asparagus ferns,

pansies and agapanthus.


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December 2011

Brown's Furniture Showplace at 3330 Johnston is the December 2011 Civic Pride winner for the

Lafayette Garden Club.   The landscaping includes holly shrubs and trees, magnolia trees, camellias,

knockout roses, pansies and flax.  A new fountain is the center piece of their new landscaping

Accepting the award from left are Carol Lafleur, Jasper Fontenot, owner, and Thomas Scully.


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November 2011


Pamplona Tapas Bar at 631 Jefferson St. has been awarded the November

2011 Civic Pride Award from the Lafayette Garden Club.The restaurant

has many baskets and pots filled with kumquat trees, pansies,

pentas, mint, dusty miller, snap dragons cyclamen and lantana. 

Accepting the award are left, Andrew Payne, General Manager

and right, Brendan Akers Manager.




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Sept 2011

The Park Tower office complex at 400 E Kaliste

Saloom has been awarded the Civic Pride Award

by the Lafayette Garden Club for September, 2011. 

The landscape is filled with many live oak trees,

crepe myrtle, Indian Hawthorne, camilla, boxwoods,
 
iris, Lily of the Nile, vinca and salvia.  Pictured are Melanie 

                                                                  Hansberry, Building Manager and Emile Jagneaux, 

                                                                  Building Engineer.


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August 2011

CA Homes, LLC located at 187 S. Beadle Road is

the recipient of the August 2011 Civic Pride award 

from the Lafayette Garden Club.  Accepting the award

are Brian Clement, owner and  Carly Berthrand office

manager.  The plantings include: magnolia trees, holly,

crepe myrtle, cypress, English boxwoods, camellia, Indian

                                                                   Hawthorne, gardenia, caladium, ferns, vinca, coleus, 

                                                                   loropetlum and brideal wreath.


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July 2011

Dr. Brent  Prather's Pediatric Asthma and Allergy

Center at 200 Petroleum Dr. is the Lafayette

Garden Club's Civic Pride winner for July 2011. 

Magnolia trees, Crepemyrtle, Camillas, palms,

fountain grasses, and knockout roses are among

the garden plantings.  Hanging baskets filled with

                                                                   various plants are also featured in the landscape.

                                                                   Pictured L to R: Zelda Gautreaux, Annie Pierce,
                    
                                                                   Lynette Broussard, Kate Reed, Denn Costa,

                                                                   Dafny Miller and Ashley Meaux.


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May 2011

The Barras Family Dentistry located at 116 Rue

Beauregard is the recipient for the Lafayette Garden

Club May Civic Pride award.

The plantings include sago palm, crepe myrtle, tulip

magnolias, azaleas, nandina, pink spirea, snapdragon, petunias,

lupine and liriope grasses.

                                                                   Pictured are left Dr. Brock J. Barras and Dr. J. William Barrois.


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April 2011

Teche Federal Bank at 5121 Johnston Street,

Lafayette is the Lafayette Garden Club's Civic Pride

winner for April 2011. The area is landscaped with Drake Elm,

crepe myrtle, Japanese magnolia trees, azaleas, nandina's,

sago palms, indian hawthorne, Knockout roses, kumquat tree,

agapanthus, day lillies and colorful snapdragons and pansies.

                                                                   Pictured are L - R Lesley Schexnayder, Kassie Dulaney and 

                                                                   Sara Breaux




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