Melius Road Triangle Garden
Neighbors along Melius Road took community improvement to heart last Saturday, May 28 when they put the finishing touches on the garden at the intersection of Flat Rocks and Melius Roads.
Efforts began last fall when residents of Flat Rocks and Melius decided they wanted to beautify the triangle of land which is the home of flat rocks for which the road which leads from Warren to East Cornwall is named.
Zarinna Mulla of Warren Woods Nursery designed a low maintenance, drought-resistant garden which used native grasses, wildflowers and day lilies.
Early in April neighbors met to remove weeds and plant the day lilies. Work concluded on May 28th when the native grass and wildflower seed was broadcast. Now walkers, runners and cyclists can make the “flat rocks” a destination.
Zarinna Mulla begins sowing wildflower seed donated by Warren Woods Nursery
Zarinna Mulla and neighbor Ellen Paul prepare the soil for planting.
Triangle Garden in Fall, 2006.
Triangle Garden in July, 2007.
Photo credits: Jane Monti
June 28th, 2007 at 8:40 am
What a shame! While Melius Rd. sorely needed to have the potholed filled between Windy Ridge and Flat Rocks, it was a shame that the heavy equipment had to roll over the Triangle Garden. Baby plants and seedlings were ground under heavy tires. We need a sign to indicate that this is a garden and should not be driven over or mowed! Any volunteers?