Volunteer Day - May 22! Mini Beautification Project at Steele & Main!

Calling all Volunteers ~ especially if you love playing in the dirt (aka gardening!)!!  We're having a Mini-Beautification Project!

The City of Salisbury and Code Enforcement Department have agreed to host a clean up day at the corner of W. Steele Street and N. Main Street on Friday May 22nd at 8:00 AM! 

Volunteers are invited for a morning mulch project!!

The corner of W. Steele Street and N. Main Street (108 W. Steele Street on the GIS tax maps or 902 N. Main Street on the North Main Historic District Inventory) is the site of the recent demolition project of the abandoned gas station on Main and the burned home behind it on W. Steele. 

The two small 'tree lawns' along Main Street are still a bit of an eyesore with old landscape fabric, weeds, and minor demolition debris....BUT...the City will help the neighborhood do a clean-up!

On Friday morning May 22, the City will bring the tools to pick up any remaining debris, and the landscape fabric the previous owner put in place. The City as already sprayed for weeds. They will be bringing a truckload of mulch for us to put down.

The City may (or may not) bring trees to plant,but we are also invited to bring low growing plants to beautify the corner. So if it's time to divide your day lilies, evening primroses, and hostas, now is the time to bring a few clumps to Steele Street!

Planning a good tree-lawn garden can be a challenge. Part of the hardship of it is that we aren't just creating a garden for ourselves — it's for the public who walks, pedals and drives by our homes. Our visitors, our neighbors, and the city itself all have a relationship to our tree-lawn garden. 



As we think about planting this Steele Street corner, we should consider plants that are: 

• Low stature. Low-growing plants – below about 2’-3’ tall and wide - won’t block people getting in and out of vehicles, and drivers’ and pedestrians’ vision is never obstructed.

• Drought tolerant. Plants should be able to go dry in summer once established. Who wants to drag the hose out there and water all summer? 

• Heat and cold tolerant. Surrounded by concrete, tree lawns are generally hot in summer and cold and windy in winter. Plants, especially evergreens that hold their leaves in winter, need to be tough. 

• Abuse tolerant. Plants should be able to withstand the pressure of being stepped on, broken or squashed from time to time - or able to recover quickly if stepped on. Because that’s the reality for plants in parking strips.

We'll have coffee and doughnuts on hand on the porch at 910 N Main Street for any volunteers that would like to swing by that morning and chip in on this micro-beautification project!

Please bring your own rake/shovel/garden gloves and any plant you might like to see in bloom there on the corner!

Many hands make the work go lightly!

YAY, NOMA!

Save the date: Friday May 22, 2015 @ 8:00AM (or as soon as you can get there!)! 

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