Ladybird Park Fall Clean-Up
Please join us for a Fall Clean-up at Ladybird Park (8th Street and Massachusetts
Avenue NE) on Saturday, October 2. Gather at the park between 12:30 and
1:00 PM for about two hours of weeding, sweeping, and trash removal. Please
wear heavy-duty yard gloves. If you have a yard broom, trowel, or boom
box, please bring them along!
If you have any questions, please e-mail Laura, or call 547-2209. We look forward to seeing you!
Free Tree Pruning Workshop
On Saturday, February 28, Trees for Capitol Hill has arranged for Jim
Adams of the National Arboretum to give a free tree pruning workshop
in our neighborhood. Here's the itinerary:
- Meet at 11:00 AM at the corner of 7th Street and Constitution Avenue
NE, and begin by pruning some maple trees.
- Walk up Massachusetts, pruning some lindens along the way.
-
End at Ladybird Park to prune birches and crape myrtles we planted (almost two years ago!).
Hope to see you there!
Now is the Time to Mulch
As the days grow shorter and the air becomes colder, trees need an extra
layer of protection for the winter. Mulch helps keep soil moist and provides
insulation in the winter. Place mulch 2-3 inches deep around the tree,
making sure the mulch doesn't touch the bark—a 6 inch buffer is best
[see example].
Also, remember to bring your TreeGator inside, so the water does not freeze
and break your helpful tool.
Please call your friends at DC Greenworks with any questions or concerns. Thank you for being such a dedicated tree steward!
Trees for Capitol Hill Planting Day
More green on the Hill! Trees for Capitol Hill will hold its planting
day on November 8. Planting will occur on various sites on Capitol Hill—to
participate, meet at the Eastern Market Metro stop at 10:00 AM.
Casey Trees Fall Tree Planting
The mission of Casey Trees is to restore, enhance, and protect the urban
tree canopy of Washington, DC—also known as the "City of Trees."
Its first task was to provide the city with a state-of-the-art inventory
of all its street trees. Now that the survey is completed, the Casey Trees
Community Tree Plantings
are underway this Fall.
Be a part of this exciting project! Casey Trees will provide the trees,
tools, mulch and other material for the planting event, but they need
volunteers to help plant, and water and establish the trees. The planting
day for the Capitol Hill area is has been re-scheduled for December
6; meet at the Eastern Market Metro at 9:00 AM.
For more information, contact
Jim Woodworth at Casey Trees.
Ladybird Park Fall Clean-Up
Please join us for a Fall Clean-up at Ladybird Park (8th Street and Massachusetts
Avenue NE) on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. We're looking
forward to an aerobic workout of weeding, deadheading, pruning, sweeping,
and trash removal. We'll plant some spring flowering bulbs as well. Please
wear heavy-duty yard gloves. If you have a yard broom, trowel, or boom
box, please bring them along!
If you have any questions, please e-mail Laura, or call 547-2209. We look forward to seeing you!
Taking Care of Street Trees
Casey Trees will be holding meetings throughout the city to present the
results of the comprehensive street tree survey completed last summer,
and to discuss the long-term tree planting program to start this fall.
They want residents to help create neighborhood "re-greening"
plans. The meeting for our neighborhood is scheduled for June 18 at the
Capital Children's Museum from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Last summer, many Capitol Hill residents assisted with the tree survey as citizen volunteers (joining full-time interns and DC high school students) to gather data on each street tree block by block. This fall, Casey Trees will be sponsoring fall tree planting events throughout the city. For more information on Casey Trees and their mission, visit www.caseytrees.org.
Watering . . .
It’s hard to imagine with our recent weather, but hot summers can
still take their toll on street trees! Dee Atwell (546-8777) is taking
orders for snorkels ($10) and tree gators ($20), both of which provide
water in steady amounts to trees. Proceeds benefit the SPNA
scholarship fund.
And Mulch, Mulch More . . .
In addition to watering your street trees during the hot summer months,
the latest advice from Casey Trees is to apply a layer of shredded hardwood
mulch to the tree pit. A protective layer (about 2-3 inches uniformly
spread) can reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation and runoff.
Be careful not to apply too thick a layer, as that could prevent oxygen
from reaching the roots and may become a breeding ground for insects.
Also, the tree's root flare (the wider part at the bottom of the trunk)
should always be visible.
Cleanup in Ladybird Park
Please join us for a Spring Clean-up at Ladybird Park (8th Street and
Massachusetts Avenue NE) on Saturday, May 3 from 10:00 AM to 1:oo PM.
The wonderful perennials we planted last fall are coming up beautifully!
To keep them happy, we'll be weeding the beds around them. Also on tap,
sweeping the walkways, removing trash, etc. Please bring heavy-duty yard
gloves and a trowel. We have some brooms, rakes and shovels left over
from DC Helping Hands that we'll bring along for anyone to use.
If you have any questions, please e-mail Laura, or call 547-2209. We look forward to seeing you!
