Garden Tour 4507 Apollo
The backyard of Bob and Cindy Wolfram is a nature lover's delight. Their yard has transitioned since their move to
the neighborhood in 1998. They began with soil work with the goal to reduce the clay in our yard. With routine
mulching and maintaining the beds, the beds are now in great shape, and they add Leaf Mold Compost to maintain.
In the earlier days the beds changed including developing the kidney bed in the front yard and expanding
the other beds in this area as well. The backyard was transitioned to add a water feature and the main bed is
approximately 20 feet deep, supporting an Italian Fig, two apple trees along with the blackberries that
were planted to show the children in the neighborhood how berries grew and they did not just arrive in a
package at the store.
After Hurricane Ike destroyed Bob and Cindy's yard and plants, we decided to rethink our yard and researched
how to certify the yard as a Natural Wildlife Habitat. After years of intentional plant selection to ensure
the yard provided shelter, food, and water, our goal was achieved and is ongoing with changes as opportunity
arises.
The efforts continue to reduce the grass space and work to provide additional plants that support the
butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds along with the Blue Jays that love the peanuts provided. During the
different seasons, the seed selection changes to support the migration of the birds in the area.
A Plant List is provided for your information
as you visit the yard. The Wolframs are looking forward to hosting the Heights Garden Club.
The garden club would like to thank Buchanan's Native Plants for
the gift certificate presented to our Yard of the Month recipient. Buchanan's is located at 611 E. 11th St. here in the Heights.
