Front entrance of Hansen’s historic hillside house features colorful native plants.
Bold yellow esperanza and pale blue plumbago blossoms contrast with minimal carpet grass lawn edged with passalong irises. Photos by Sharon Lockett
Backyard artist’s studio (with guardian cat) is a semi-shaded retreat and outdoor workplace.
Front lawn plants include yellow esperanza (with drooping seedpods), deep purple blossoms of giant spiderwort, and blue plumbago. Photos by Sharon Lockett
Yard of the Month
Old-fashioned native plants decorate the front garden of one of San Marcos’ historic houses on Burleson Street, home of local artist Johanna Kohlleppel Hansen, and Spring Lake Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for October. Brilliant yellow blooms of esperanza mingle with deep purple spiderwort and pale blue plumbago blossoms in this hillside yard between Blanco and Moore Street in the Lindsey-Rogers historic district.
