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June 19, 2006
our median strip is better than yours
I am quite proud of the fabulous landscaping on the Vermont Avenue median strip between 10th and S:
I didn't landscape it, fyi. All my neighbors, including the flipper couple and also the Spanish couple on the other end of the street care for it. Aside from the petunias frying last week, most of the species on it are heat-tolerant and can handle the extreme temperatures of being right off the asphalt. I've tried to compliment it by planting the same species in my own yard. Apparently the neighborhood organization applied for some kind of grant, used it to fund the removal of the concrete in the median, and made these plantings. I'm sure the motivation for beautification has a bit to do with raising adjacent property values, but it also looks darn nice. I like how the violet Russian sage flowers go so well with the echinacea blossoms.
Posted by jimbo at June 19, 2006 10:39 AM
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I'd pay $5 more for a house on that block!
Posted by: homer at June 19, 2006 7:52 PM
Echinacea in bloom? I'm jealous...mine won't bloom until mid- late July! I so hate the Pacific Northwest sometimes.
Posted by: rodger at June 20, 2006 12:24 AM
Happy to see the trees survived, even without watering the bags.
Posted by: First mom at June 20, 2006 2:47 AM