the remaking of a kitchen

yesterday at 10 in the morning we walked outside the fence to meet with a couple of city engineers regarding some landscaping on the berm. don had gotten some donuts and we brought coffee to go along with them. we were surprised when someone from the parks and rec department joined us and again when the city forester appeared. all this for don and my concerns about part of the berm disappearing during the path construction. we continue to be amazed by the services offered in this community! we talked about their ideas, our ideas etc. it sounds like we will end up getting about three 6 to 8 foot blue spruces in the area where the berm was shortened to allow for the path from the overpass, as well as some smaller globe arborvitae to mark the curve of the path behind our gate and to encourage the use of the path instead of walking (or riding dirt bikes) in the area where it was previously. the city will water for the planting and will also place mulch around the trees and shrubs, and we will water after that time to keep them healthy going into the winter. they plan to extend the rock retaining wall around the curve and into the removed berm area.
i think we got even more than we expected and the guys were all great and encouraged us to call with any questions. hurrah! they also liked the donuts! :)

Labels: asphalt path, berm, city engineers, donuts, trees