Yard of the Month April 2022

April 4, 2022/in Neighborhood

The recipient of the Junius Heights Historic District Yard of the Month award for April goes to Ryan Lee and Pierre Renold at 5931 Victor Street. Ryan moved to Junius Heights In October of 2014 and she is the fifth owner of this charming home. What sold her on Junius Heights was the eclectic, diverse, and growing community with its surrounding walkable activities. All of her neighbors were extremely welcoming and she has found this neighborhood to be a perfect fit. One of the biggest selling points to the house was it existing backyard garden which was beautifully landscaped with turk’s cap lilies, irises, cannas, rose and rock rose bushes, plus more. Gardening is one of the main things that she does to de-stress from her work career. Nothing brings her more happiness than the time she spends in the sunshine watching the hummingbirds, butterflies and birds enjoy the peaceful yard. At this time Salvador Huerta takes care of the lawn and she handles all the gardening both in front and back. Ryan’s favorite features in the front are the tri-colored lantana that bloom in late spring and her new star magnolia. This year her house turns 100. It was built in 1922 by the famous Dallas architect T.J. Galbraith for the financier J.W. Blake. Her purchase of the property included the original architectural blueprints which are currently framed, preserved, and hanging in the central hall. The attention to detail and craftsmanship of the home make it a stand out among the many properties in Junius Heights, and many of its original features are restored and in great condition such as crank windows and the original built-in breakfast banquet and china cabinet. The house is also wrapped in windows, totaling 28. Congratulation Ryan, and happy centennial birthday to you house!

Yard of the Month February 2022

February 4, 2022/in Neighborhood

Hats off to Faye Greenberg at 5512 Junius Street – Junius Heights Historic District’s Yard of the Month for February 2022!

Faye Greenberg transferred to Dallas in 2003. While looking for a house on the M streets, Faye found a builder with a spec house on Junius Street. Almost 20 years later, Faye is the last original owner in the group of four that were built around the same time.

“The style I like to call French Tudor. Reminds me of living in France while I earned my master’s degree in culinary arts.” – Faye

Faye spent the first couple of years designing the landscape and planting both front and back yards. Her favorite feature is the walk up to the house, which was inspired by her walks on Swiss Avenue. The yard is always well tended thanks to Faye’s hard work and attention to detail. She obviously loves her garden.

Congratulations Faye! Your yard is an inspiration to us all.

Yard of the Month January 2022

January 7, 2022/in Neighborhood

Congratulations to Maja McFaul at 1617 Abrams Road, January’s winner of the Junius Heights Historic District Yard of the Month!

Maja moved into her cute 1920 bungalow in 2010. Four years ago there was a fire and it has now been completely renovated back to its natural grandeur.

The garden was a gift from an arborist friend who has a horticulture degree and is a garden conservancy fellow. The plants were collected in the wild and from nurseries in Dallas, Austin, and Yucca Do Nursery at Peckerwood Garden. Maja’s friend continues to maintain the garden, which is extremely diverse and clearly a collector’s personal project, they always implement the Top 7 Landscape Lighting Maintenance Tips to keep the place looking impeccable.

Maja remarked, “You can tell it’s a plant nerd’s garden because of the intensive use of space and ‘one of everything’ look to it. Nobody else has ten different agave species in their front yard! All the diversity attracts a wide variety of insects and birds. Especially the pipe vine swallowtail caterpillars and butterflies that are everywhere feeding on the small aristolochia ground cover vines.”

Permanent features are always growing and developing, and lots of seasonal adornments come and go throughout the year.

Congratulations, Maja! Your unique yard and wonderful holiday decorations are what make Junius Heights such an interesting place to live. Thank you!

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