Sign gets a new look

Countryside volunteers, Tom, Janice, and George Rusk, along with Board members, Scott McKenna and Cherissa Lambert worked diligently on the Countryside front entrance sign on the weekend of October 18-19, 2008. Janice Rusk and Cherissa Lambert planned out a new look of perennial flowers and foliage around the front entrance sign over the course of the summer months. Several hours of labor were spent removing the existing plants that no longer proved to provide adequate color. Also, more digging than originally planned was done to locate all of the sprinkler heads that had gotten buried under earth and grass over the years of inadequate care. Flowers such as Desmond Carnations, Early Hybrid Kniphofia, Variegated Vinca, and many others were planted. The rains that we received the following week should help to secure a beautiful bloom beginning in the Spring of 2009. Plans are also in place to include color in bedding plants and a nice border around the area to finish up the new look next spring.