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Green Greetings
For more than 25 years, Parkway Partners, the
City of New Orleans Department of Parks and
Parkways and citizens from neighborhoods
throughout the metro area have worked together to
improve the quality of life through our green spaces.
| Tree Troopers - Last Chance to Register! |
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This FREE 12 hour educational program is led by top
tree experts. Through the training you can
become a resource for your neighborhood or school
trees. Training is July 15, 17, 22, and 24 at Lake Vista
Community Center from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.
This training is conducted in partnership with Friends
of Jefferson the Beautiful and the State Forestry
Department.
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| Second Saturday Program, Saturday, July 12 |
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What could be lovelier in the heat of the summer than
a water feature surrounded by shade loving
plants. On Saturday, July 12 the 2nd Saturday
program will feature shade color such as ferns,
coleus, hostas, ardisia, vincas, varied hydrangea and
more. Join our 11 a.m. speaker, Dennis Weese, to
learn about water gardening. Plants are available for
sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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| Dog Days of Summer Open House |
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Parkway Partners Program cordially invites all of our
members, partners and friends to join us for a special
open house event on Saturday, August 9 from
9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon during our August 2nd
Saturday Program.
Guests are welcome to come inside our beautifully
restored 1890's camel back building and visit our
teaching greenshouse.
Our August 2nd Saturday Program topic is "Pet
Friendly" plants. Our speaker will answer questions
about how to help your garden and your pets coexist
harmonisouly.
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| Our Partner Mark Brinks of Mark's Muffler Shop |
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Mark Brinks a dedicated Neutral
Ground Partner on St. Claude Ave. since
1984.
Since 1982 the Neutral Ground Adoption Program has
been available to the citizens of New Orleans.
Thousands of citizens who want our city to look as
good as it can have stepped forward to
maintain a portion of neutral ground with the approval
of the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and
Parkways.
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Storm Ready Your Trees |
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Are your trees ready for storms? Our trees should
each receive a visual inspection every year and the
storm season offers a greater incentive to do it now.
Newly planted trees as well as mature trees should
be looked over for their general condition and growth
patterns. Healthy trees protect our property in
windstorms by shearing off the winds so we want to
give them all the help they can get.
- Remove dead wood and damaged limbs to make
the tree more wind resistant.
- Inspect the trunk for signs of decay: Cracks in the
trunks or major limbs; hollows; mushrooms at the
base of the tree; large dead branches; carpenter
ants.
- Remove badly located branches: Branches that
hang over the house, near the roof; or those with
close proximity to power lines.
- Consider thinning: Reducing a thick canopy (hard
to see through) allows wind movement by removing
some interior branches. Up 25-30% of foliage can be
removed.
- Check the root plate: Mounding near the base of
the with recent root exposure or recently leaning is a
dangerous sign. Seek a professional.
Consult an arborist as soon as possible if you are
concerned about the health of the tree. You can
find a list of the arborists recommended by the city of
New Orleans on our web site on the Releaf New
Orleans page.
Ask Tom. You send the questions to us, we will
forward your questions to Urban Forester Tom
Campbell.
Come learn more about tree care at Tree
Troopers training to be held in July, 2008. call
620-2224 to register.
Do not attempt to trim branches near your utility
lines. Call Entergy: 1-800-368-3749
Addional information about trees can be found in an
article by the US Forest Service "How to Recognize
Hazardous Defects in Trees" See the link below
Link to US Forest Sevice article
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