Announcing the Winners of the
San Clemente Garden Club
2023 Front Yard Garden Contest
Best Terraced Design
This home features an innovative use of Gabion walls on a steeply-sloped terraced front yard.
Colorful layers of Bromeliads, Pygmy date Palm, Agave, Sansevieria, Cordyline, Papyrus and more!
The front yard is a delight for the entire neighborhood to view and is located at 121 E. Avenida San Juan, San Clemente.
Best Mediterranean Garden
Located at 204 Via Morada, San Clemente, this home features a water-retaining river rock swale that centers this lovely Mediterranean landscape of Grevillea, Agave, Westringia and Olive and more.
A neutral color of decomposed granite mulch provides the backdrop for an exceptional mediterranean garden.
Best Climate Adapted
A beautiful tapestry of Blue Agaves, Palo Verde, Dudleya, Hesper Aloe and an unusual Cleistocactus compliment the corten steel planters and neutral pebble mulch found at 874 Calle Vallarta, San Clemente.
Repurposed concrete was used to build a small retaining wall and the adjacent property was planted to blend with this magnificent front yard.
This property definitely catches your eye!
Best Pollinator Garden
2840 Amapola, San Clemente is a whimsical, waterwise and pollinator attracting garden.
The lovely, long approach to the setback home provides plenty of space for this unique garden.
Bravo to the owners for the originality and careful use of color, texture and form when creating this garden.
Best Commercial Garden
The business owner, located at 1050 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, created an eye-catching, waterwise garden by including a mixture of plants to create form and texture.
There’s no non-functional lawn on this commercial property! A mix of waterwise Agave’s, Dasylirion, Euryops and ground hugging Juniper bring color and interest to this landscape throughout the seasons.
