Archives for “Trees”
Tweet Highlands Elementary second graders got a little extra fresh air this morning in recognition of Arbor Day. The students gathered at Peterson Park in Fairway where they took an Arbor Day-themed civics quiz administered by Mayor Jerry Wiley (Sample question: “Who is the mayor of Fairway?” Silence. One hand shoots up: “You are.” Good [...]
Tweet Mission Hills officials say the city is close to reaching an agreement with the residents whose extensive landscaping project caused more than $35,000 worth of damage to city park property last year. Assistant city administrator Jennifer Lee said the city and the Brandmeyer family were in the process of coming to terms on a [...]
Tweet This time of year — with the memory of barren February limbs still fresh in our minds — it’s easy to appreciate the mature stock of trees we have in northeast Johnson County. And the towering oaks and sycamores of Prairie Village aren’t just easy on the eyes. They’ve also earned the city Tree City USA [...]
Tweet If you spent any time in the yard raking up leaves this weekend, you may have noticed that the bagging process was a little lighter than usual. So where are all the acorns? Indeed, we’ve had a few people write in inquiring about the lack of acorns falling from the oak trees this season. [...]
Tweet The city of Fairway is again offering citizens the option of curbside leaf removal. The leaf removal program, which the city started in 2009, lets homeowners rake their leaves to the edge of their yards, where crews from Benjamin Lawn & Landscape service remove them with large vacuum trucks. The cost is $31 for the [...]
Tweet I am red with envy, if that’s possible, about PV resident Doug Hudson’s mad photography skills. Doug sent the beautiful shot above along yesterday after our call for fall foliage pictures, and when we asked him where it was shot (around 78th and Nall Avenue, he thinks) he let us know he’s been keeping [...]
Tweet Big thanks to reader Karen Chapman for sending along a few more pics of great fall color throughout the area. If you’ve got some especially beautiful fall foliage in your neighborhood, snap a shot and send it our way.
Tweet We spent an hour puttering around town Sunday snapping photos of fall foliage, and while it looks like we’re still a week or so away from peak colors, there are plenty of sights to be seen. (Please send us shots of great fall tree color in your neighborhood – we’ll run them on the [...]
Tweet Crews this week will begin trimming trees on the east side of Prairie Village, part of the city’s tree maintenance program. The crews will only trim those trees in the city’s right-of-way, and cannot trim trees on private property. They will: Remove dead wood on branches 2 inches in diameter or larger Remove broken [...]
Tweet Long-time tree board member and Prairie Village volunteer was honored posthumously Saturday with the planting of a Frontier Elm in Porter Park. The city’s tree board celebrates each Arbor Day with the planting of a tree in honor of a Prairie Village resident. Hanson was an active member of the community, serving on the [...]
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