Thousands of daffodil and crocus bulbs were planted on November 5th at three public spaces within the Central Germantown commercial corridor.
The planting prioritized locations with high pedestrian/commuter traffic and good visibility from the roadway. This beautification effort is part of Germantown United CDC’s Clean Corridors Program, supported by the City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce and the PHL Taking Care of Business Program.
A wonderful group of volunteers made this massive planting project possible! 15+ G-town residents, business owners, and volunteers from the Weavers Way “Cooperator“ program worked alongside crews from GU, the Germantown Garden Guild, and Friends of Germantown NW.
Flowers were planted at:
- The Chelten Greene (75-77 W Chelten Ave), a plaza and key bus stop at the northwest corner of Chelten Avenue and Greene Street. The plaza features a new bus shelter, wifi kiosk, plentiful seating, and a large elevated planting bed spanning the eastern edge of the space. The space is centrally located, adjacent to Vernon Park and across from the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library.
- The public plazas at Maplewood Mall, located at each end of the block. The plazas feature sweeping gardens and low seat walls for people to gather. The project focused on the gardens at the intersections of Germantown Avenue and Armat Street and Germantown Avenue and Greene Street, two locations with high visibility. A public art installation by Germantown-based artist and business owner Kate Kaman will be added to this location soon, part of the City’s Percent for Art program.
GU provides stewardship, cleaning, and maintenance services within the Central Germantown corridor five days a week. Caring for and maintaining these spaces helps to foster greater civic engagement, supports revitalization efforts, and enhances environmental sustainability.
We hope to inspire a community of action-takers and build a sense of stewardship with our home. To this end, GU supported the founding of the Germantown Garden Guild in summer 2022. The volunteer-driven group contributed to the upkeep of the gardens at Maplewood Mall and The Chelten Greene, under the leadership of Candice Price, hired by GU to maintain and care for the green spaces that are part of the Clean Corridors Program during the growing season.
We’re looking forward to improving upon and continuing this work in 2023!
