Ridgeview Place condo complex skillfully blends landscaped common areas with residents’ private gardens

By Ruth Sloan

The condo complex called Ridgeview Place is the Ashland Garden Club’s Garden of the Month for April 2024. The 12-unit development faces Mountain Avenue just southwest of the corner with East Main Street. The five homes that are numbers 51 through 59 face the street and the other seven homes are behind. The complex was built in 2015 by KDA Homes. KDA’s owner, Laz Ayala, hired landscape architect Laurie Sager (now Thornton) for the initial garden design.

Since then, owners have taken opportunities to express their individuality, occasionally with professional help.  Note, for example, the wonderful use of magnolias to heighten the screening from the street at numbers 51 and 59.

The use of yuccas along Mountain Avenue, part of the original design by Sager, provide a unifying theme and present a stunning sight when in full bloom each summer. Boxwoods, choisya, day lilies, and daphne were also liberally specified. Common areas are maintained by Miguel Cabrera and his crew from Promack Landscaping.

Each unit has a private patio where owners can plant whatever they want. Other changes must be approved by the homeowners board.  A fountain was added later for the soothing sound and lovely sight.

The Ashland Garden Club has been selecting Gardens of the Month, from April through September, since 2000. Nominations are gratefully received at aogardenclub@gmail.com. Check out the Club’s website at ashlandorgardenclub.org for information on meeting times and places.