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(05/02/10) America in Bloom judges, Jack Clasen and Mark Miller, will visit Arroyo Grande to evaluate our city.

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Visit the Fire Resistive Demonstration Garden

(10/24/09) National Make a Difference Day a huge success... read more

(10/01/09) Arroyo Grande, California was the winner of the Tidiness criteria award announced on Thursday, October 1, 2009 during the eighth annual America in Bloom (AIB) Symposium and Awards Program at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The following is a list of our upcoming work days and events.
If you have questions, please contact our project coordinator.

Date Time Meeting Location Project Description
08/28/10
(Saturday)
8:00 am Olohan Alley Branch St. pots and bulb outs; Car Corral
09/4/10
(Saturday)
8:00 am Olohan Alley We will do some final clean up on Branch St., clean up the entry signs and do some clean up work at the Heritage House and maybe the Rotary Bandstand
10/16/10
(Saturday)
8:00 am Olohan Alley Paulding House trees; peparation to plant at Paulding House
10/23/10 8:00 am Olohan Alley Make a Difference Day - Ash St. planting; Grande Ave. clean up
       

Arroyo Grande In Bloom is working on many ongoing and proposed projects.
The following is a list of these projects and their status.

Project Status
West Village Areas  
Village Pots (concrete - Branch Street) Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Village Pots (concrete - Bridge Street) Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Village Pots (metal - Bridge Street) Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Car Corral Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Broadway Jewelers Paseo New water fountain to be installed. Needs some plants to cover fire pipe equipment.
Traffic Way/Branch St. Islands Small island needs work. Complete irrigation system.
Hwy 101 Entry Sign Planter (Grand Ave. at Shell Station) Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Hwy 101 Interchange at Grand Ave. Trash removal.
Bridge Street Bridge Completed until further maintenance is needed.
South Village Areas  
Fireman's Park Planters Need to replace some bricks in the planters in the park and across the street.
Hwy 101 Entry Sign Planter (Traffic Way at Mobil Station) Need "NO PARKING" signs installed.
East Village Area  
Crown Hill at E. Branch Corner Planter Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Paulding House Driveway Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Paulding House Gardens Deferred until house foundation repair is complete.
Paulding Curve (E. Branch below Paulding School) Need a program to continue dirt removal from bike lane as needed. Need plans for wall repair. Need to determine need for additional retaining wall at East end of curve.
Misc. Areas  
Brisco Corner at El Camino Real Daisies will need pruning.
El Camino Real (Grand Ave. to Oak Park Blvd.) Trash removal at Ride Share and along roadway.
Retention Basin #1 - Corner Planter Daisies will need pruning.
Retention Basin #1 - Repair/Replace Fence On hold pending approval & funding.
Retention Basin #1 - Planting along Ash St. Deferred until fence is replaced.
Gils' Planter (Grand & Courtland) Completed until further maintenance is needed.
Clark Center Planter Completed until further maintenance is needed.
   

If you have suggestions for additional projects, please contact our project coordinator.