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POKER FACES
The Poker Club held a Texas Hold’em
No Limit tournament on July 11 with
33 members participating in the event.
Congratulations to Ron Evans for
winning the tournament with Sandy
Fichtner placing second, Jack McGowan
placing third, Chris Holt placing fourth
and Carl Miller placing fifth.

Front row: Sandy Fichtner, Ron Evans,
Jack McGowan

Back row: Chris Holt, Carl Miller

GARDEN CLUB FRONT YARD PHOTO BY DEVON NUNEMANN
YARD OF THE MONTH AGAPANTHUS BY MARY JANE BERRY
DAVID AND MARY JANE BERRY
126 BELFALLS DRIVE (N16) years of glorious display, this year they the coral honeysuckle, Texas lantana,
River rock mulch, interesting pieces of have fallen prey to hungry deer. Until and red yucca will have to do.
limestone, and a mortared pebble path Mary Jane finds a good deer deterrent ~Carol Parsonage
and seating area continue the creamy or a deep blue flowering replacement,
color palate of the Berry house into SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNRAYS | 119
the front landscape. A bit of lawn, a
couple of trees, and some evergreen
shrubs near the front walk comprise
the foundation plantings. To this setting
David and Mary Jane Berry have added
a striking array of accent pieces in Mary
Jane’s favorite color – cobalt blue. Pots
of deep blue ‘Henry Duelburg’ salvia
share the front seating area with two
blue Adirondack chairs. Agapanthus
(Lily of the Nile) puts on a stunning blue
show when it blooms for several weeks
in mid-summer. Mary Jane adds silver
leafed dusty miller or yellow annuals to
the pots of salvia for a bit of contrast.
And she fills the pots along the porch
wall with white and yellow seasonal an-
nuals. Follow the pebble path around
the house and into the back yard to the
remnants of the deep blue morning glo-
ries along the back fence. After many

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