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Gardens, landscaping net Yard of the Month honors for Clarks, Halls

Pictured (at top) Jennifer Hall places a Huntington Yard of the Month sign in the front yard of her Poplar Street home. She and her husband, David Hall, were recognized for their yard in June. Pictured (at bottom) Mary and Lance Clark earned Huntington Yard of the Month honors for June for the landscaping at their Bellingham Drive home.
Pictured (at top) Jennifer Hall places a Huntington Yard of the Month sign in the front yard of her Poplar Street home. She and her husband, David Hall, were recognized for their yard in June. Pictured (at bottom) Mary and Lance Clark earned Huntington Yard of the Month honors for June for the landscaping at their Bellingham Drive home. Photos provided.

Huntington residents Jennifer and David Hall and Lance and Mary Clark share Huntington Yard of the Month honors for June.

The award is handed out during warm-weather months to celebrate residents who do an exemplary job maintaining their properties in the City of Huntington.

During the seven years the Halls have lived at 1317 Poplar St., Jennifer Hall has created a clean slate to build up her landscaping. She says she uses mostly perennials for their durability, variety and cost effectiveness, splitting the plants as they mature and incorporating them in other areas throughout the landscaping.

To make sure the flowerbeds appear full and lush each month, she incorporates phlox, daylilies, spirea, hosta and black-eyed Susans.

The Clarks have lived at 805 Bellingham Drive for two years, and Mary Clark has transformed both the front and back flowerbeds to reflect colors and perennials that match her style.

The gardens showcase three types of hydrangeas including her favorite, the white Incrediball hydrangeas, chosen because of its color and its hardiness in the Indiana climate. They have also used coreopsis, hyacinth, salvia and a variety of spring bulbs to fill in and add color throughout the summer. The front porch features two large Boston ferns.

To nominate a Huntington resident for Yard of the Month honors, visit the Yard of the Month Face
book page or visit huntingtonym.wordpress.com/nominate/.