08/12/2026
Keep Gatesville Beautiful has chosen the home of Marlene and Bob White, 213 River Place, as the August Yard of the Month. This beautiful yard has several large, majestic live oaks, beautiful landscaping, and provides the backdrop for a lovely off-white rustic brick home. On the dark wood double front doors, two welcoming wreaths with linen cloth ribbons hang on the framed beveled glass. Two tall baskets of white flowers sit on either side of the porch, matching the sweet white periwinkles growing in a bed on either side of the sidewalk at the entrance.
A pleasing variety of plants, including Japanese yew, boxwood, elephant ears,
fern, monkey grass, variegated privet, and pittisporim, fill the neatly curving front beds. Dark, thick mulch provides a rich contrast with the plants.
Deep red crepe myrtles frame the house at each end.
Stone paths accented with more plants lead the way around both sides of the house to a large back porch with cozy chairs, tables, and a porch swing brimming with pretty pillows. Hanging baskets, potted palms, wind chimes, and hummingbird feeders create idyllic scenes at every turn. Stone steps and retaining walls line the back yard area, where colorful plants abound, including purple plumbago, multicolored zinnias, bright pink lantana
pink and purple cosmos, and orange canas.
Marlene and Bob, who do all the landscaping and maintenance work themselves, have created a truly beautiful yard in the eleven years they have lived here after moving back to Gatesville.
Congratulations to the Whites on being named Yard of the Month! And thank you for helping to keep Gatesville beautiful!
