Yews are growing next to the fence.
A Yew hedge that was drastically cut back in 2013 is starting to grow back. It was originally slated for removal, but after an outcry from members of the Shade Tree and Historic Preservation commissions, then-Public Works Director Eric Jackson agreed to pruning the hedge as part of a renovation.
Knockout Roses and Coreopsis were planted around the redesigned plaza in front of City Hall to add color while the Yews were growing back. Jackson and Public Works Superintendent John Louise led the restoration project. Jackson, who won many friends in Plainfield during his tenure, left the city in 2014 to become mayor of Trenton
--Bernice
Mr. Jackson was in a newspaper photo over the weekend because a new naval ship was christened and named after the City of Trenton.
ReplyDeleteJon Louise does a very great job with the trees and stuff around the town. Give him a few more people, plenty of grass seed and small trees and this town would become a vacation spot!!!
ReplyDeleteWith John at the helm, public works will undoubtedly keep the new plantings and older yews trimmed to appropriate sizes.
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