WELCOME MESSAGE

Beginning in the Fall of 2008 the Garden Club got busy putting our master greening plan into action with the planting of countless trees, shrubs and flowers. The remaining projects will resume as spring arrives. The club is always interested in our environmental impact and will be exploring ideas such as gardening that is "Bay Wise" and using "grey" water for our gardens. We will also look to other "green" activities such hiking and bird watching, stay tuned!

 

 

two young boys mulching young plants

 

Cinco de Mayo, 2010 - Mulch Spreading Bar-b-que

Special thanks to Daniel (left) and Rodney (right) who volunteered to help spread mulch at the streambed near the dam, an on-going project related to the grants received in 2008 (see article left). Both young men attend Dickey Hill Elementary.

We hope they will continue to visit the neighborhood.

 
 

Charleye Dyer, a former President of the Dickeyville Garden Club, shows off home-grown lettuce.

In May, 2009 Charleye's garden was certified "BAY WISE" by the Maryland Cooperative Extension of the University of Maryland.

Information on the Program or scheduling your own Bay Wise evaluation in Baltimore City can be obtained by calling Dana Shaw:

(410) 323-4587

www.baywise.umd.edu

 
garden club member holds fresh lettuce from her garden  
 
 
   
 
 

Officers

President - Andrea Regenberg

Vice President - Germaine Lanaux

Secretary - Martha Krabbendam

Treasurer - John Scott

 

Special Thanks to Past President

Kathleen Vander Horst

 

AN OVERVIEW OF GARDEN CLUB GRANTS

 

In early 2008, The Dickeyville Garden Club received two grants to help achieve the goals of Dickeyville’s Master Landscape Plan.  The Parks and People Foundation awarded $5,000 to the Dickeyville Garden Club to achieve two objectives.  The first was to create and install trail signage at main “access points” for walkers entering Dickeyville.  Seven trailposts, installed by Joe O’Connor, now indicate to all visitors that they are in an historic neighborhood and also provide direction to the Gwynns Falls Trail.  The second objective was to improve the area immediately adjacent to the Gwynns Falls Stream behind the 2400 block of Pickwick Road.  In building the riparian buffer, residents, relatives, and friends planted native trees, shrubs and ground covers.  These plantings create an under-story habitat for wildlife, help mitigate pollution going into the Bay, and beautify the area for both visitors to the Park and residents of Dickeyville. 

The Baltimore Community Foundation provided a $10,000 leadership grant for Dickeyville residents to design and manage various projects that implement the Dickeyville Landscape Master Plan. Any aspect of the Dickeyvile Landscape Master Plan that dealt with common spaces in the village was eligible.  Project grants were awarded in amounts ranging from $800 to $2,000.

Kathleen Vander Horst