Community Corner
Belmont's Very Own Secret Garden
Parks & Rec crew members transformed the old hardscape of one of the Barrett Community Center courtyards into a lovely mini-park, complete with a new lawn, trees and flowering plants. Check out this before-and-after slideshow.
[Editor's note: The following is an exerpt from the April 19 Belmont City Manager Greg Scoles' Weekly Update. To read the entire update in PDF form, click here.]
Over the past few weeks, Belmont Parks & Recreation Department staff took on the challenge to beautify a courtyard at the Barrett Community Center. The courtyard was converted from a hardscape of cracked asphalt to a soft, pleasant and usable landscaped area.
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The park staff project included design, planning, scheduling, excavation, installation of decomposed granite pathways, concrete walkways, picnic table area, irrigation, drainage, plant material including trees and a new lawn.
City staff has received many compliments from artists, neighbors, instructors, youth sports folks and park visitors.
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