Neighborhood Park

We need your help!

Years ago, the abandoned house on our corner was the home to drugs, crime, and violence. After some pretty terrible stuff happened in and around the house… we, along with our neighborhood, said “Enough” we are going to reclaim this abandoned space for goodness.. We opened a second house, and started an after school program. Two years ago, a warehouse fire burned the house, and our block, down. Finally, we are again reclaiming the land for good. After talking with our neighbors, the overwhelming desire we heard from them was "We need greenspace!" We are finally ready to begin and now it's time to ask you to plot goodness with us.

Anne Walters, a spectacular landscape architect is giving her time at a fraction of the cost and put together a plan for the space. Our neighbors are already excited!

We're sharing the details of that plan below and hoping that you can pitch in. You can help us buy the necessary trees, shrubs, flowers, and equipment for the green space. It's a big undertaking so we really won't be able to do it without you. If you "buy a tree" it really will go directly to buying that tree! Whether it's $400 for a Grand Red Maple or $1 for a daffodil, your money will go into the ground and return a harvest for years to come.

Here we go!

Green Space Blueprint

If you prefer to give by check, you may send checks to The Simple Way, PO Box 14751, Philadelphia, PA 19134. Indicate what you would like it used for in the memo line.

Toolshed

Unit Cost: $1,000
Quanity Needed: 1
Quantity Donated So Far: 1

October Glory Red Maple

Unit Cost: $400
Quanity Needed: 3
Quantity Donated So Far: 1

Eastern Redbud

Unit Cost: $350
Quanity Needed: 3
Quantity Donated So Far: 0

Gingko

Unit Cost: $400
Quanity Needed: 1
Quantity Donated So Far: 0

Japanese Zelkova

Unit Cost: $400
Quanity Needed: 2
Quantity Donated So Far: 1

Columnar Sargent Cherry

Unit Cost: $350
Quanity Needed: 2
Quantity Donated So Far: 0

Fence Segments

Unit Cost: $300
Quanity Needed: 110
Quantity Donated So Far: 0

Arbor Pieces

Unit Cost: $100
Quanity Needed: 10
Quantity Donated So Far: 1

Compact Burning Bush

Unit Cost: $60
Quanity Needed: 9
Quantity Donated So Far: 4

Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel

Unit Cost: $50
Quanity Needed: 26
Quantity Donated So Far: 4

Skip Laurel

Unit Cost: $60
Quanity Needed: 7
Quantity Donated So Far: 0

Concerete Squares

Unit Cost: $50
Quanity Needed: 170
Quantity Donated So Far: 2

Oriental Dwarf Fountain Grass

Unit Cost: $20
Quanity Needed: 13
Quantity Donated So Far: 3

Zebra Maiden Grass

Unit Cost: $30
Quanity Needed: 6
Quantity Donated So Far: 6

Coneflower - Mixed Colors

Unit Cost: $12
Quanity Needed: 21
Quantity Donated So Far: 4

Black-Eyed Susan

Unit Cost: $12
Quanity Needed: 21
Quantity Donated So Far: 2

May Night Salvia

Unit Cost: $12
Quanity Needed: 20
Quantity Donated So Far: 9

Mixed Daffodils

Unit Cost: $1
Quanity Needed: 250
Quantity Donated So Far: 91