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T.L. Sims Park Receives a Little TLC

By: Bridget Cain, District Administrative Coordinator, SWCD/NRCS, Conecuh County, AL

T.L. Sims Park in Evergreen receives TLC.
The Evergreen Garden Club added to the nature
experience at T.L. Sims Park by planting a Red Maple tree.

T.L. Sims Park is located near downtown Evergreen and adjacent to the former Evergreen City School.  It is a great place to stop for a lunch break and experience nature, especially on the nice sunny days that we are beginning to enjoy.

To celebrate Arbor Day, members of the Evergreen Garden Club, with help from City of Evergreen employees Danny Faulk and James Northern, planted a well-established Red Maple tree to enhance the garden.  The tree will provide enjoyment for years to come.  The group also took the opportunity to give the park some tender loving care (TLC).

After the tree was in the ground, the crew set out to prune and trim several of the other plantings and collect fallen limbs through-out the park. Our final activity for the day was to apply a good fertilizer to the daylilies to aid in their blooming, which should be spectacular!

The City of Evergreen has a long history of the love of trees.  They have been a Tree City USA for more than 19 years. Even the name "Evergreen" reminds citizens and visitors that this is a place that favors it’s well-founded trees.

Civic planting can have a far reaching effect on community spirit. A clean community lifts the spirits of its people and trees certainly help clean the air and natural surroundings.

Earth Team Volunteers plant tree at park.
Members helping to plant tree are: (l-r) Glenda Brooks, Louise Hempfleng, Sue Sims and Bridget Cain (SWCS/NRCS), Danny Faulk and James Northern.

The Evergreen Garden Club is an Earth Team Volunteer group for the NRCS.  The members enjoy opportunities to express care for their environment and the little gifts of nature.

Arbor Day is celebrated nationally on the 4th Friday in April but in Alabama it is the last week in February because our spring weather typically begins early and our new plantings need a little time to get "settled in" before the warm weather arrives.

 

 

 

 

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