Historical June 1997 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Neighborhood participation in many beautification projects contributes to this committee’s ongoing success.
Some recent efforts include: A wildflower garden planted on the slopes by the Metrolink tracks near Washington and DesPeres. Weeds were removed, trash picked up, soil prepared, and seeds planted by Jane Bunten, Jesse and Marian Simms, Gene and Andy Cross.
The grant for this project came from Operation BrightSide, with seeds provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
The grant was applied for by Julie Schoemehl. Thank you to Mary Lou Green for her help with this project. Kiki and Juan Chavez and their family planted flowers at St. Roch School’s “forest” at Washington and DesPeres.
Some of the plants were provided by the Great Perennial Divided.
The Chavez family also provided plants. Michelle Pike and friends planted around the parking lot at Skinker and Westminster. Plants were provided by the Great Perennial Divide. Mary Ann Rudloff and Catherine Forslund planted flowers at the Pershing pocket park. More Great Perennial Divide plants were supplemented by Mary Ann, the project coordinator. Thanks to all who helped weed and plant at the Four Corners on Blitz Day, and to all who helped on Blitz Day projects. SDCC staffer Juanita Wood and her family coordinated the hot dogs and sodas at Four Corners Park (thanks to Parkvlew Properties for providing the dogs!) Special thanks to Michael Butler, 58XX DeGiverville, for personally delivering several truck loads of mulch to Four Corners for neighbors to use on Blitz Day.
We really need help watering the plants at Four Corners during the long hot days of summer.
There is a sign – up list at the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council office… maybe you would like to volunteer to keep these flowers alive.
If you sign up for a week, and water 3 times, it will only take one hour and fifteen minutes of your time – about 25 minutes per watering.
The hose cart and key to our water source are available at the Council office.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1997.
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