Garden Awards
yards we love
Do you pass by a yard or garden each day that you think deserves recognition? Send us a note to nominate it for the Yard of the Month award.
April 2024 – 835 NW 18th Pl
Yard of the Month
This yard was chosen because of the many beautiful blooming dogwood trees. Beth states that she has a total of 12 on her property!
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September 2022 – NW Doral
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Nancy moved to McMinnville from Lebanon to be near daughter who helped her design her new yard. Nancy brought some of the plants from her…
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August 2022 – NW Michelbook
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This month we chose a yard due to multiple requests from the public over the years. Our guidelines do not allow us to select professionally…
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July 2022 – St. Andrews
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A pilgrimage to Scotland in 2019 provided inspiration for a stacked rock shrine in the back yard. What is now a massing of annuals for…
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June 2022 – SW Blaine St
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Michael, who does the gardening, works as a baker for La Provence Wholesale Bakery in SE Portland. He and Tiffany have lived at this house…
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April 2022 – Baker Creek Rd
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Jerry is semi retired and Evelyn is retired and volunteers for Encompass Yamhill Valley which provides help for the houseless. They make bike pods and…
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October 2021 – NE 18th St
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Liz loves her garden and it has been her sanctuary for 36 years. The whole yard is very charming. There is a big bear looking…
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July 2021 – SW Cypress St
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John and Beccie have lived at this address for 38 years. John works for Linfield University in ground maintenance while Beccie concentrates her skills on…
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June 2021 – NW Crestbrook Court
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Elsie and her husband Jack moved to McMinnville from Milton-Freewater in 1993. In Milton-Freewater, Jack was a school councilor and Elsie was a physical education…
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September 2019 – NE Newby St
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They have a beautiful display of flowers in the from yard that they initially planted from seed to provide flowers for a friend’s wedding. The…
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August 2019 – NW Willamette Drive
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The Johnsons have lived here 4 years. They moved from a house in the country in order to downsize in retirement. Gale owned and ran…
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July 2019 – NE Village Court
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Kathleen has lived here since 2012. She brought many of the plants from her former home in Washington to plant in her garden. Her house…
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June 2019 – Forway River Home
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I have walked by this garden 5 days a week for two years and have watched the garden evolve. There is a large vegetable garden…
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April 2019 – SW Alexandra
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Tom and Jeri moved here from Costa Rica in 2000. Tom works as an estimator for a roofing company. Jeri is the gardener and takes…
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September 2018 – Border Lane
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The Ramirez’s have lived in this house 15 years. Leonardo is the gardener. He learned his love of plants from his father’s farm in Mexico. …
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August 2018 – NW Cedar St
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The name on the house says it all: ROSE COTTAGE. Teleda collects roses and she has moved some of the plants from house to house.…
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July 2018 – SW Fellows Street
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Randy is a building contractor and Michele an office manager for Freelin-Wade. They have lived in this house for 4 years. Randy is the gardener…
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June 2018 – NW 10th
Yard of the Month
Their garden has a vegetable garden in raised beds, and she uses the rails from her baby crib for climbing vegetables. One technique she used…
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May 2018 – NW Jakes Ct
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The bright pink blooming dogwood with teapot birdhouses hanging from its branches caught my eye. The couple have put much work into the back yard as…
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April 2018 – Fleischauer Ln
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Jonathan works for New Energy. Kate works as a software consultant. Tucked behind 4 giant fir trees is this cute blue cottage with daffodils that…
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September 2016 – NW Meadows Dr
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What catches the eye from the street are the large rock steps leading up to the front entrance along with some artistically pruned trees and…
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August 2016 – SW Courtney Laine Drive
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Weeds dare not appear and none can be found anywhere. The yard has an Americana feel to it. The house sits on a corner lot…
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July 2016 – SW Fleishauer
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They have lived in this house only one year. In that time they have completely redone the front yard, first by pulling out overgrown shrubbery…
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June 2016 – NW Beary Street
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The owners have lived in this house for 20 years. Their yard is full of flowers, mostly roses, both front and back. Jose does the…
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May 2016 – NW Zinfandel Ct
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Kari loves to landscape and it shows. In a year and a half after moving there they removed 15 trees and took 13 pickup loads…
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April 2016 – Pinehurst Drive
Yard of the Month
We picked the yard for its structure and colorful foliage. This delightful couple work as a team on their yard. Edie makes piles and Don…
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