Elaine and Henry Prisby won Brookwood’s Yard of the Month for August. Their home is at 280 Willow Ridge Drive. The award is sponsored by the Brookwood HOA and a sign is placed in the yard of the winner. Winners also receive a $25 gift certificate for a home improvement store.

The Prisby’s yard has lush floral plantings not only in the front yard, but down both sides. The right side is viewable from the road because the property is next to green space used by the company that services the lake behind their home.

Keeping our yards looking nice strengthens our property investment. The award will be given out again in September and then it will resume in the spring.

Muriel & Scott F Rabalais won Brookwood’s Yard of the Month Award for July. Their home is at 348 Willow Ridge Drive. The award is sponsored by the Brookwood HOA and a sign was placed in the yard of the winner. Winners also receive a $25 gift certificate for a home improvement store.

The Rabalais’ yard has lush green grass and their front mulched area features a fountain surrounded by colorful plantings.

Keeping our yards looking nice strengthens our property investment. The award will continue to be given out each month during the summer.

Congratulations to Walter and Jennifer Abrams at 50 Wayside Lane as they won Brookwood’s June Yard of the Month award. The award is sponsored by the Brookwood HOA and entails a sign in the yard of the winner. Winners also receive a $25 gift certificate for a home improvement store.

The judges thought the lush green and colorful plantings helps make this property stand out for the selection this month.

Keeping our yards looking nice strengthens our property investment. The award will continue to be given out each month during the summer.

Congratulations to Liliana and Bruce Stevens who received this month’s pick for the Brookwood HOA’s Yard of the Month.

The Stevens moved to 408 Wayfare Lane just over a year ago from Colorado and say that they are still learning about gardening in Florida. “When we moved in,” Liliana says, “there were some bushes and other plants and not much color. We wanted to create not only an attractive garden but also to incorporate some Florida native plants which can help provide natural habitats (many of which have been disappearing due to land developments) for birds and other pollinators.”

The Stevens say that they also want to have a diversity of plants which hopefully will make their garden more naturally resistant to pests. In their garden you can find Florida natives such as Black eyed Susan, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Blue eyed Grass, Coontie palms and Firebush in between Pentas and Bulbine.

July’s Yard of the Month winner is Sandy Steiner of 218 Wayfare Lane. Sandy is an avid gardener and works most early mornings in her yard. She created a garden with all perennial plants between the side of her home and the preserve area. The various shades of green used throughout the yard provides for interesting color year round.

The award is sponsored by the Brookwood HOA and entails a sign in the yard of the winner. Winners also receive a gift certificate for a home improvement store.

Congratulations to Donald and Melissa Lewis of 299 Willow Ridge Drive for winning the HOA’s Yard of the Month Award.

The range of colors and textures in their landscaping won them a $25 gift certificate to a home improvement store. The Lewises also have a sign in their yard that other community members will see and will receive the certificate in the mail with an award letter.

This is the second time the award was given by the HOA board. The program was designed to recognize community members for their outstanding efforts in making Brookwood a great and beautiful place to live.