2008 Report for Greenwich Ave

Year

2008

Number of volunteers

39

Total volunteer hours

256

Number of trees planted

2

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Schubert Chokecherry 2

Number of shrubs planted

18

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yellow sumac 1, spirea 3, smoke bush 3, holly 4, rosa rogosa 1, inkberry 2, aspaliar euonymus 2, boxwood 1, butterfly bush 1

Number of perennials planted

105

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euonymus moonshadow 3, variegated euonymus 13, candy turf 2, lamb?s ear 6, hosta 9, sedum 3, daisy 27, Russian sage 6, lavender 2, yarrow 2, wormwood 4, bear berry 8, daylili 4, trumpet vine 3, vinca 3, euonymus groundcover 10

Yards compost spread

0.50

Yards mulch spread

12.50

Summary

The Greenwich community group has been active in the Community Greenspace program for the past 7 years. They have been successfully planting and building community connections. The primary leader, Kris Sainsbury, is well known in the community for her work organizing activities and rallying participants. The have made tremendous progress improving curb strips, parks, and front yards over the past few years. This summer they worked on Bayview Park, Galvin Park, 2 front yards, and several curb strips, including planting two Schubert Chokecherry trees in Galvin Park and working on the street with students from the Hill Action Team.