This August, look for the Beauty Spot of the Month at 3421 Brookwood Drive, where Elvesia and John Cesarini live. The Country Hills Garden Club praises their masterful use of line, form, color, and texture in their unique landscape design. During the hot, humid days of summer, the terraced front yard remains refreshingly cool beneath a bower of tall evergreen and deciduous trees. Flower beds have been added along the straight property lines and the house base. Raised island beds enclosed by stacked stones contribute balance and movement to the layout. The summer spectacle in the yard stars a mix of blooming perennials. Pink crepe myrtle, roses, and geraniums flanked by golden coreopsis and black-eyed Susan flash their vibrant colors in shafts of sunlight that penetrate the tree canopy. Several varieties of the shade–loving hosta are thriving in this environment. Hosta plantaginea, also called the August Lily, flaunt fragrant, bright white trumpet-shaped blossoms. Other hosta, though not in full flower this month, form a showy mass of overlapping, heart-shaped leaves. The lemon-lime and blue-green foliage lends a tropical tone to the garden. John takes pride in his craftsmanship in creating and restoring garden ornaments which he artfully arranges at different heights. At the center of the yard, butterflies cut and decorated by hand perch high on a maple tree trunk. Midst the hosta below, a life- like white swan he painted with precise detail creates the illusion that it is serenely floating in a blue lagoon. This gorgeous garden oasis enhances the aesthetic appeal of the Cesarini yard and the CCH neighborhood!
Respectfully submitted,
Anita Johnson and Nancy LeBow
Country Hills Garden Club
