Curb appeal (treeboxes)

The Baltimore Sun has an article*, "Curb appeal," about planting treeboxes, but with native species that allow for low maintenance. The article discusses the Delaware Center for Horticulture, which has some "curb appeal" gardens on display. (*The hardcopy article in the Saturday paper is much more detailed than the ultra-slimmed down online version.)

The State of Delaware has a program in this area, and publications, including "Roadside Vegetation Concept and Planning Manual: Enhancing Delaware Highways."

Among other programs, the Delaware Center for Horticulture has sponsored the Wilmington City Gardens Contest for 24 years, to promote a green city. Categories include:

-- Community Flower Garden
-- Community Organization Garden
-- Community Vegetable Garden
-- Community Youth Garden
-- Garden Block
-- Greenest Block
-- Container Garden
-- DNS Habitat Garden
-- Entrance Garden
-- Flower Garden
-- Landscape Garden
-- New Garden
-- Vegetable Garden
-- Water Garden
-- Tree Garden
-- Councilmanic District Award
-- Civic & Neighborhood Association Award

The Post had an article about treeboxes a few weeks ago, "Taking Root in Common Ground," although her article was more about ornamental gardens, including this photograph:
Photo by Elizabeth Festa.

The relatively new Trinidad Ivy City Community Garden Club has an active treebox beautification program.
Photo by Inked78.

Just today, I was talking with someone about how the greenhouses in the city schools should be utilized in teaching horticulture and landscape architecture, with a companion "co-operative education" program including summer paid-for work, where students would be engaged in growing and planting plants in the public spaces across the city. Perhaps the plants could be provided at a discount for efforts such as this one, by the Greater Brookland Garden Club:
Gateway Garden, Michigan Avenue and 12th Street NE, Washington, DC

Some of my treebox photos.

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