June 2012

9117 Flower Avenue was originally on the market last year for a length of time, where it sat, unsold with another agent. While the grounds of this property were certainly unique, Pure Energy realized this level of maintenance would be an unlikely selling point for the average buyer, and decided to take action to whip this property into shape, ultimately increasing the marketability of this property. Teaming  up with the Four Seasons Garden Club, the Pure Energy Team undertook the mammoth task of thinning out the abundance of rare and exotic plant life. All the plants that were removed to create the 45 foot diameter grassy entertainment area went to new homes.

By popular request, we have put together a before and after photo gallery of the back yard.

This month we are celebrating the various tones of eggplant, which is fast becoming one of our favorite accent colors to use for feature walls, particularly in bedrooms and bathrooms.

When used in home interiors, this sophisticated shade of purple creates luxurious, elegant atmospheres. The photos below illustrate a variety of uses for eggplant, from features walls, lighting and textiles, to furniture, cutlery and dare we say it, ceilings!

Although purple is usually considered a more feminine color, eggplant tones generally have more white in them, softening the overall look and making it a versatile color to use for both males and females alike. We enjoy using eggplant on a feature wall in master bedrooms to create  romantic, yet not overtly

Have you ever driven by that ONE house on Flower Ave between Schuyler and Melbourne Ave in the Highland View neighborhood? You know, the one you can't help but notice with all the tall mature tropical plants, beautiful flowers and amazing cacti in every square inch of the yard?  YES that one!

Well, Pure Energy Real Estate has the unique opportunity to represent this special property for a one-of-a-kind garden project in preparation for the real estate market. It comes with sadness, however, because the home belonged to the late Charlie Bowman,  a long-time member of the Sligo Branview community and a passionate gardener. Charlie was a plant collector and zonebuster, well known for his exotic and rare plant collection of cacti and succulents as well

The CHARLIE BOWMAN house and garden!
Open Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3 from 2 - 4pm.

Attention all garden lovers!  This is the house and garden for you!   

Pure Energy is proud to represent the estate of the late Charlie Bowman, a long-time member of the Sligo Branview community and a passionate gardener.  Charlie was a plant collector and zonebuster, well known for his exotic and rare plant collection of cactus and succulents as well as many usual and unusual perennials  including lilies of all sorts, heucheras of many varieties, wild ginger, paw paw, columbine, cacti, ferns of probably a dozen types, boxwoods, golden loniceras, yuccas, dasolirions, Thalictrums, crinums, palms, dicentra, epimedium, fatsia to name but a tiny