Over the last number of years, neighbors on Ocean Avenue have requested new trees for our block from MillionTreesNYC (phase 1) . Seeing the interest in trees and greening on the block, Ocean by the Park Tree Club was formed in the spring of 2013 and rallied to receive a Neighborhood Beautification Grant from the Brooklyn Borough President's office (then Marty Markowitz - not sure if the grant will be back this year - keep your fingers crossed). As a result, we received beautiful wrought-iron tree guards up and down the block in late October of 2013 (phase 2). After the tree guards were in, we decided planting flowers in all of the newly enlarged - and now enclosed - tree beds would be the next step, so we wrote and received a Citizens Committee for NYC grant - and planting we did (phase 3)!
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PS: Bulb planting in the fall - phase 4 here we come! More to come!
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