![Mary Kay Williams front lawn.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/styles/sf_landscape_16x9/public/media/images/header.jpg?h=ac81f80e&itok=cekeLkiF)
Garden Spotlight: Mary Kay Williams
![Lush green plants in Mary Kay Williams' garden.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_001.jpg)
A lot can fit into a sideyard. Here are grapes, a pomegranate, peach, nectarine, fig, and tomatoes in Earthboxes. I choose small varieties and summer prune to keep everything small.
![Mary Kay Williams backyard garden showing a paved and shaded patio area with a grill and chairs surrounded by lush green plants and bright red flowers.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_002.jpg)
I love succulents and many other Arboretum plants purchased at plant sales. I can't help myself!
![Tall green stalks of bright leaves and delicate pink flowers, with two stalks of sunflowers behind them in Mary Kay Williams' garden.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_003b.jpg)
Cement sewer rounds hold most of my veggies. And there is a glass greenhouse to baby my starts. Galahad tomato did best this year.
![Mary Kay Williams' backyard showing a partially shaded patio area with shelving to store gardening supplies, and a small wooden shed next to a small wood and glass greenhouse in the background.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_004b.jpg)
I enjoy propagating plants after working on a team with Stacey Parker at the Arboretum and Public Garden. Succulents and figs grow from cuttings and it's fun to try different veggie varieties from seed.
![Mary Kay Williams front lawn covered in a sheets with cut outs for tree plantings to grow.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_005.jpg)
We took out the grass in the front and added a string of dwarf citrus trees.
![Mary Kay Williams' front lawn trees and shrubs.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/media/images/GardenSpotlight_MaryKayWilliams_006.jpg)
Here’s the citrus row five years later!