Historical Summer 2001 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
5801 Pershing DONETTA KEE Strolling past Donetta’s front yard is enough to make a gardener jealous ….perfectly manicured lawn and shrubs, chinese pots decorating the porch, abundant marigolds and roses. Turn the corner onto Laurel and see what this good neighbor has done in 3 or 4 years to visually blur the distinction between public and private spaces. Hydrangea and hosta thrive in the narrow bed between sidewalk and house, and every tree next to the street is surrounded by ivy, liriope and euyonomous.
The intentionally low white three board fence above her retaining wall invites passersby to peak into her garden: mini white roses, dogwood, red Japanese maple, rhododendrons and daylilies emerge from luxurious ivy beds.
There are garden benches and a back porch topped by a deck leading outside from a second floor bedroom … all perfect places to enjoy this simple and peaceful green space every morning.
Original photograph caption
Donetta Kee’s garden, 5801 Pershing. Photo by David Schmidt.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2001.
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