[RP TownTalk] Beautification suggestion

[Dannielle Glaros]

Hi!

Glad to hear there is some support for beautifying 410 as part of  
Gorgeous Prince George's Day, a community event in October.  Problem  
is that I need a few volunteers besides PW staff to pull this off.   
The town also needs someone to help organize volunteers and  
coordinate.  Anyone interested?????  Details are at  http:// 
www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/pdf/GPG%20Day%20Application% 
202007.pdf.  It is very easy to coordinate--Kristen Liu can attest to  
that.

It may seem like a long way off, but the application is due in a few  
weeks and we must list volunteers as part of the event as well as a  
coordinator.

Also, Susan's suggestions are great.  Perhaps, we could build on the  
free plants provided by the county (see link above) and the town  
could purchase some hardy perennials.  Or, perhaps some of us have  
some hardy perennials that we could transplant.

On a side note, I believe the median is technically SHA property  
because it is a state road.  Communities can adopt median strips to  
maintain.

Dannielle

Dannielle Glaros
dmglaros at gmail.com



On Jun 30, 2007, at 11:36 AM, Dwight Holmes wrote:

> Yes - absolutely.  AND -- isn't there SOMETHING that could be done to
> make the (necessary) guard rails on both sides of the median
> surrounding the drainage stream less ugly? As beautiful as the trees
> might become, those crimpled, rusting, guard rails will never allow
> the "gorgeous" tag to be applied to our portion of E-W Highway!
>
> On 6/30/07, Susan Lewis <medicinewoman56 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree with the 410 idea - it's a dismal strip of land and  
>> frequently the
>> only part of our town people see as they pass through.  I imagine  
>> the entire
>> length from Kenilworth to Route 1 filled with small trees  
>> (Japanese maples,
>> cherry, whatever)  and all that "grass" filled with lilies and  
>> tulips and
>> lavender and larkspur - hardy perennials that would only need to  
>> be planted
>> once.  All low to no maintenance and all breathtaking.  How  
>> Gorgeous would
>> this piece of Prince George's be?  Instead of being "that strip of  
>> dirt
>> between Boston Market and Baltimore Ave", we could and should be  
>> That Lane
>> with all the lovely trees and flowers.  Maybe people wouldn't mind  
>> waiting
>> for 4 changes of the light to get home in the evening if they had  
>> some shade
>> and some fragrance.
>> Sue Lewis
>>
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