nolita house tree

Houston and Mulberry

Saturday, June 27 at 12:30pm

We started out early, cultivating tree pits and cleaning out the rubbish. Cigarette butts and such. We ended up at the tree in front of Nolita House. They have bluegrass brunch on Saturdays. I think the tree is into it. They are on the second floor. a giant window faces the tree. Anyway, this particular tree pit has a terrible drainage problem (see below) which we thought was due to compacted soil. But it wasn't. We think the recent construction of a new sidewalk may have something to do with it. --scroll down please

We added some mulch (which we carried from really far away) and then had some awesome bloody marys at the bluegrass brunch.

Isn't this better?

I got the "aerate and you'll

feel great" makeover

Big ups to people

who look out for me and care

While I clean your air

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little laundromat tree

351 East 82nd Street

Thursday, June 25 at 5:59pm

People like to hang 

out here and smoke cigarettes

I keep things shady

Take a closer look at this tree: 

Ouch!  When this tree was planted it was swaddled in plastic, secured with a band. But no one remembered to cut the band off. The tree grew. The band did not. Slowly it strangled the tree - preventing nutrients from flowing between the roots and the leaves. 

When the band was cut off the pressure was great. I think that I heard a sigh of relief. The pit was then cleaned and fresh soil laid. A prayer was then made: "Look after a tree and your air it will clean"

82nd street aeration project

East 82nd Street bet. 1st & 2nd

Thursday, June 25, 6-7pm

It started with rescuing a little tree being strangled by a nasty plastic band (see above). It turned into cleaning up and cultivating seven other tree pits on the block. Compacted soil prevents trees from receiving a sufficient amount of water. So drink it up 82nd street trees! And thanks for cleaning our air.

liz christy redwood

Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood)

Houston bet. Bowery & Christie

Wednesday, June  17 at 5:01pm

I am naturally 

pyramidy and Chinese

A real show-stopper

for more info please visit: lizchristygarden.org

bonsai finds its niche

1595 2nd Avenue (82nd/83rd Sts)
Thursday, June 18 at 6:23pm

You weren't expecting

to see me hanging out here?

Come, pull up a chair

keith haring tree

NW Corner of Houston and Bowery

Wednesday, June 17 at 5:02pm

Hey, did you notice 

right there next to me? Barack!

It kind of tickles

Martha Cinader Mims said...

Houston and Bowery
familiar to me
the smell, the sights, the tree
both real and a memory.

Breathe easy,
wishing you Peace and Poetry

6/18/09 6:58 PM