Pam Boland (City Parks) suggested that we add color to the 13 terra cotta pots around The Circle by replanting them with Ivy Geranium with red flowers, Dudlyea Frank Reinelt, and Dudleya Pulverulenta. All of the Aloe Vera plants were given new homes with neighbors. We also removed the large Agave plants and Ivy and the bottom of Fountain Walk...
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Friends and neighbors: Our next improvement project is set for this Saturday, Nov. 8, beginning at about 9:30 a.m. We’ll meet at the usual spot just off The Circle at Los Angeles. There are two parts to the project: 1) Replanting the large terra cotta pots mounted atop the balustrade columns (seen at right) around The Circle. We’ll replace the aloe plants with...
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On Tuesday 28 October 2014, Pam Boland, Senior Landscape Gardener for the City, worked with Charlie Bowen of the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA) and organized a City staff/community event to refurbish the path along the one way Los Angeles, parallel to the tunnel, that leads to Solano Avenue. Susan Schwartz and the Friends of 5 Creeks Weed Warriors brought...
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It’s the final few weeks of the fall election campaign, which means signs for and against candidates, ballot measures and more will be popping up everywhere on the landscape, competing for eyeballs with open house sandwich boards and garage and estate sale signs that appear year-round. It’s a sign of a healthy democracy at work. The Circle at the juncture...
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On Saturday 27 September the City of Berkeley Parks Division held its second annual volunteer recognition day: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Home/Community_Parks_Day_-_Volunteer_Recognition_Ceremony.aspx Harvard and I were acknowledged (along with about 5 other volunteers), and Scott Dunlap and Charlie Wilson (also from the Friends of the Fountain and Walk board) attended and were part of the recognition of the work by Friends of the Fountain...
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Brian McGee of Bob McGee’s Machining, Inc. volunteered to fabricate a new crown jet fountainhead out of PVC for Friends of the Fountain and Walk. I highly recommend him for any fabrication project you might be considering: http://www.bmmci.com/. He is very clever, listens to what your needs are, and can easily translate what you want into something tangible. The crown...
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SUMMARY OF REPAIRS COMPLETED Thanks to your generous donations, we have now completed repairs: Balusters have been replaced and repaired Some of the sidewalk and steps on Fountain Walk are replaced or repaired All of the coping caps (where you sit around the fountain) have been secured All of the low voltage light fixtures (8) in the upper and middle...
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Friends and neighbors: For the second time this month, the fountain was “soaped” today (July 16) — detergent or something else thrown in to make it look like a giant bubble bath. This might seem like harmless fun, but it really takes a toll on the fountain works, and often means draining the pool, which wastes a lot of water....
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Friends of the Fountain and Walk (FOFW) has just completed the second phase of our repair projects. We would like to make sure that the community knows how grateful we are for their support, and to show you what was accomplished with your donations. Since we completed the first phase (October 2013), here is what we have accomplished with your...
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