Vision 2020, Civic Pride Committee has selected Joe & Karin Diaz’s yard at 56 Rio Grande to be the recipient of the July “Yard of the Month” Award.

The Diaz family has lived in their home for 4 years and with the help of local landscaper, Joe Acosta, has created an inviting and welcoming front yard.

White tree roses from Otto & Sons follow the lines of flower beds on both sides of the entry to the front porch, creating a neutral background for the bright splashes of color at their base. Begonia varieties in both red flowering with burgundy foliage & white flowering with green foliage, along with marigolds, snapdragons & an orange daisy fill the flower beds, and pots near the front steps & around the Raewood Ash trees. Miniature bottle brush shrubs, edge the steps. Massive hanging baskets of petunias fill the front porch openings, giving balance to the structure and inviting one up to the entry.

The porch was festively decorated with patriotic hangings & flags for the 4th of July because that is also Joe’s birthday celebration.

Karin and son, Shawn, expressed appreciation for receiving the $25 gift certificate donated by Otto & Sons Nursery on Guiberson Road and they liked the sign which will remain in their yard for July.