Civic Pride volunteers have selected the beautiful yard at 303 Blaine Avenue, belonging to Tim Klittich, for the May “Yard of the Month “award. When Tim purchased this home in 2022, it was a brown house with slippery tile steps to the front porch & mostly weeds & dirt with 3 Cypress bushes & a Bird of Paradise plant.
He has turned this yard into his own personal “’test” garden since he oversees growing the perennials at Otto & Sons Nursery. The home has been painted & new sidewalk & steps allow a safe approach to the porch.
The side yard shows off his shade loving plants, with a Japanese Maple, Camelias, Coral Bells, several types of Hydrangea-one a newer hybrid that is a repeat bloomer, Azaleas, Mandevilla Vine in red, Hellebore or Lenton Rose, Clivia & Greater Forget Me Nots. All the flower beds are mulched with a 3-inch-thick layer of bark.
The front yard is edged with vibrant, lush blooming yellow roses, while a purple Buddleia or Butterfly plant draws your eye to the left side of the yard; he has other colored Buddleia, not in bloom right now. As you walk into the yard, there are many different colored Alstroemeria, more Rose bushes in bloom, Gaura (a drought tolerant plant), & different varieties of Salvias, with an unusual, tiny Geranium ground cover. The Purple Red Bud tree stands as a focal point in the front, on the right side & provides color into the fall season before leaves drop.
His parking strip is awaiting an irrigation system & then he will probably plant it with a Creeping Thyme.
Be sure to drive past & enjoy this blooming paradise!
Civic Pride volunteers appreciate Otto & Sons Nursery for supporting this “Yard of the Month” project & the way we see it, inspiring neighborhoods to keep yards neat & beautiful.