Landscaping love for McClatchey Park

Thanks in part to a $1,000 matching micro grant from Park Pride, the Ansley Park Beautification Foundation was able to apply some much needed TLC to Ansley Park’s McClatchey Park late last year.

“We had a bank by the tennis courts that was badly eroding,’’ said Sylvia Attkisson of Sylvia Attkisson Landscape Design. “The curb was about to fall down the hill.”

Attkisson, who donated her time to the project, oversaw an effort that has significantly slowed the current erosion in the area. Junipers were planted on the bank and the already in place irrigation system was extended to help make sure the plants could be watered until they could be firmly established.

The bank was also weeded between the street and the steps leading down into the playground. The walkway along the street was cleared and wood chips on the path were installed to give better and safer access to the playground from Park Lane.

Some of the funds also used on the project came from the Friends of McClatchey Park Foundation. “It was a beautifully executed project that looks wonderful now,’’ Attkisson said.

Through the support of the Cecil B. Day Family Foundation, Park Pride provides matching micro grants of up to $1,000 to support community-led improvement projects in City of Atlanta parks.

Spring 2012 micro grant applications are due by March 30. All applicants must be registered with Park Pride as a Friends of the Park group, park adopter, or community garden. Download the info sheet and application for more information. Contact Amanda Martin at 404-546-7981 or amanda@parkpride.org for further questions.