THE POLK COUNTY
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Written by Judy Petty, president of PCMG Photo by Lena Day
News 9
November 1, 2023
Jamie Malloy October winner of the Yard of the Month
The Polk County Master Gardeners Yard of the Month committee has chosen a winner for our October Yard of the Month: Jamie Malloy at 400 Eighth St. in Mena. Malloy’s yard pops with color and
variety. The landscaping that Malloy oversees with the help of her yardman, Chris Cassell of Cassell Landscaping
and Yard Service, is a sight to behold. The addition of statues and yard art adds to the peaceful and tranquil feeling that abounds at her home. Malloy is a retired third grade language arts schoolteacher from Huffman, Texas. She chose to retire to Mena to be close to her parents, who moved here in 1993. Her dream was to own a Victorian style home with a manicured yard where she could try her hand at landscaping. Her dreams came true when she purchased this house in 2021, which was built in 1904. Her talent with colors and mixing plants and yard arts comes alive with her progression of adding flowers and shrubs to the rock flower beds. You will see the colors and her landscaping style from the pictures of her yard. She plans on allowing our Master Gardeners to enjoy a garden tour
Judy Petty (left) and Jamie Malloy, winner of the October Yard of the Month.
at her lovely home. The Yard of the Month Committee enjoyed listening to the history of her home and seeing the cozy décor inside and out. Thank you, Jamie for the giving us the opportunity to choose your home to be our October Yard of the Month. Nominations The Polk County Master Gardeners like to find and honor gardeners who create and/ or maintain beautiful yards. Please send in your nomination to the Extension Office, 211 DeQueen St., Mena, AR 71953. In your nomination
letter, please includes nominee’s name, address and phone number. If you don’t know the nominee, please just mail in the address, we will follow up. You may nominate multiple yards in your letter. Master Gardeners are ineligible to be nominated.
