Civic Pride Volunteers have selected the yard of month John & Carol Ramos at 236 Second Street for the March, “Yard of the Month”, award. Otto & Sons Nursery has generously supported this program since the beginning & now awards a $50 gift certificate to the nursery.

John & Carol lived on Fourth Street in the early 1980’s, then moved to the Central Coast for work & returned to Fillmore in 1989 because they liked the community. They purchased the home on Second Street which was surrounded by shrubs, at the time.

After their work slowed down, in 2014-2015, they hired Landscape Architect, Taryn Tree from Camarillo to design a drought tolerant landscape that complimented the architecture of the home & worked with her in choosing the plants.

The focal point is a beautiful Palo Verde tree in the back center, with red yucca plants behind, large aloes of different varieties to the right, a large circle of variegated lantanas in the front, a spreading, Mexican Fan Palm on the left, and dormant Red Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) bushes professionally pruned, ready for Springtime.

Lining the driveway are a row of dormant Crepe Myrtles with aloes beneath them. Near the entry, are rosemary bushes.

The yard has been designed for low maintenance & water conservation with weed barrier, covered by rock & contained planted areas. It is now beautifully maintained by a local gardening company, Joe Anderson, Landscaper.