Thanks to our Mayor, John C. Tkazyik and the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council, for the third consecutive year Nubian Directions has been privileged to maintain and beautify flower gardens and planters owned by the City. To accomplish this, we employ a master gardener, Dara Levine, and 8 to 10 Poughkeepsie youth to beautify the approximately 21 gardens situated in and around the City of Poughkeepsie. We engage youth workers in activities such as planting, weeding, watering, and trellising. In addition to garden maintenance, they participate in activities that develop leadership and relationship skills. The following is a list of gardens we maintain for the City of Poughkeepsie:
1. King
Street Park -southern end -one flowerbed 60' x 4'5"
2.
Reservoir Square -30' x 30'
3.
Earline Patrice Park @ Mansion Square -round flowerbed -155'
4.
Malcolm X Park -I small wooden pot under sign
5.
Pulaski Park -Monument on Washington Street side -3 small pots
6.
Donegan Park @ Mill and Clover Sts -20' x 20' flower bed
7. Spratt
Park around little league scoreboard -one flowered -19' x 8'
8.
Bartlett Park -around park sign -45'
9.
Soldiers Fountain -flowerbed around fountain -207' round and 7' wide
10. Academy Street @ South Avenue
-7' x 12' flowerbed
Triangle by Bridge -Tree City USA sign
-flowerbed -20' x 5' (Organic Matters will plant this area)
11. City Hall -14 cement pots 4'
x 4'
12. City Hall -40 cement circular
pots -35" diameter
13. World War Service Monument
-flowerbed -4'5" x 1'2"
14. Police Monument -flowerbed
-4' x 9'
15. Parking deck entrance area
16. Waryas Park -Circle at bottom
of Main Street -flowerbed –oval 155'
17. West side office house
against building -3 flowerbeds (30'x4', 10'x4', 8'x4')
18. North of boat ramp at
sidewalk -flowerbed -14' x 7' Across from cable crossing sign
-flowerbed -20' x 8'
19. North end -flagpole -round
flowerbed -108' and garden area on the north border of that
20. Main Street circle -rose
garden -85'
21. South boat dock -2 flowerbeds
with day lilies -3' x 6'
