Club gives $2,000 for community access gardens
On April 11, the
Mahtomedi Garden Club approved a total of $2,000 in Garden-Related Community
Beautification Grant awards.
The worthy
recipients include:
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1. Mahtomedi Service
Partnership—High school entrance landscaping project. Approved $600
for “blue and gold" perennials to complete project;
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2. Nature Trail
Committee—OH
Anderson
Elementary School. Approved $500 for perennial plantings and watering equipment;
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3. OH Anderson Garden
Club—A school-based children’s garden club. Approved $400 for
perennials, and student tools.
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4. South Warner
Neighborhood —
Bevins Lane
public access garden. Approved $500 for black dirt, evergreens, dogwoods and
shrubs.
Background: MGC approved a plan to offer up to $2,000 for calendar
year 2006 to be used for Garden-Related Community
Beautification Grants.
According to our materials, eligible projects would need to meet the
following criteria:
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The project site should be in public access area.
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All primary plantings must be done with zone hardy
perennials, trees and/or shrubs.
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There must be a plan for ongoing care of the project site.
Four applications were
received by the April 1 deadline.
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