tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post5454226943633398865..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: Butchery on West 8th Street?Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-13884532403408784752011-10-26T09:53:44.220-04:002011-10-26T09:53:44.220-04:00By placing them out by the curb does the homeowner...By placing them out by the curb does the homeowner expect Public Works to pick them up? If so, they dont seem to be cut, bundled and tied to the required lengths and weights as I am required to do when I have branches put at the curb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-70792121817055815692011-10-25T21:31:58.818-04:002011-10-25T21:31:58.818-04:00Hi Dan,
While it is always sad to see what feels ...Hi Dan,<br /><br />While it is always sad to see what feels like a "public fixture" of a neighborhood I was surprised to see no comments (yet) of the even sadder reason behind the drastic prunning: lack of safety. It would be interesting to learn what the crime rate is around that area and what the response to combat it has been. <br /><br />Maria PellumMaria Pellum, Plainfield Residenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184904885127221844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-68598725333661731782011-10-25T16:54:00.821-04:002011-10-25T16:54:00.821-04:00I saw them yesterday and was heart sick as the wer...I saw them yesterday and was heart sick as the were the Tyler azaleas.....I wondered whether the current owners realized the history of those magnificent plants...my only hope is that in true tough grit Plainfield form..they will hold on and bloom again this spring...jbandomerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-12780490632924387422011-10-25T15:06:39.748-04:002011-10-25T15:06:39.748-04:00When I lived in Plainfield on Stillman Avenue, I h...When I lived in Plainfield on Stillman Avenue, I had five large azaleas of similar color across the front of the house. Just as beautiful as those on West Eighth, but at nearly 5 feet in height, much too large for landscape, I did a severe cutback one Fall (similar to West Eighth). They all re-generated next Spring (no blossoms, obviously) and then lived many long years as prolific bloomers again. I expect the Eighth street azaleas will do the same.Michael Townleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662574405398274576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-77804667114383147802011-10-25T09:30:37.404-04:002011-10-25T09:30:37.404-04:00I walk that area and only notice the home there in...I walk that area and only notice the home there in the winter. I can see how someone could do damagein that yard, since it is difficult to see anything behind the hedge. It is sad, but that is the reality of our day. I love Plainfield in the spring with all the azealeas, rhododendrons, and forsythias. It's a slice of the county in the city.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02322180868990260305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-21267456669105447682011-10-25T07:03:38.475-04:002011-10-25T07:03:38.475-04:00It is with much dismay that we read your report of...It is with much dismay that we read your report of the unfortunate pruning of Mrs. Tyler's azalea hedge. Mrs. Ethel Van Boskerck Tyler, who owned and most likely planted the hedge, was a founding member of the Plainfield Garden Club. Our oldest members (going back to 1952) claim the azaleas<br />have always been there.<br /><br />Our only hope is that the hedge will rejuvenate, but late October is not the time to trim azaleas as their buds are already set for spring 2012.<br /><br />-- Susan, for the Plainfield Garden ClubAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-36037732708497259062011-10-24T19:50:49.208-04:002011-10-24T19:50:49.208-04:00Bernice and Walter Swain told me many years ago th...Bernice and Walter Swain told me many years ago that the azalea variety was Amoena. It is an azalea of a very distinctive and beautiful color that I think of as the Plainfield azalea. One sees it scattered about Plainfield but rarely anywhere else in this area. I assume that the variety was in vogue in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when there was a lot of building in Plainfield, but then it then lost favor. To find Amoena for sale now one must search the internet. Even the azalea specialist Carlson's Gardens in South Salem, NY doesn't keep it in stock.<br />Photo of Amoena in bloom (not the West 8th Street hedge) here: http://www.cfgphoto.com/img20782.htm<br />I hope someone has photographs of our Plainfield hedge in bloom because it is not widely recognized that Amoena can grow so tall.<br />I agree with the previous comment that the hedge will probably regenerate itself.<br />GregGregory Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590403549232259620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-1544504493528006422011-10-24T12:40:09.980-04:002011-10-24T12:40:09.980-04:00I remember the Azalea hedge walking to Plainfield ...I remember the Azalea hedge walking to Plainfield High School many..many years ago. It was a lovely sight when they bloomed each year. <br /><br />Nature is able to rejuvenate itself so the stumps that remain should revive in a few years and regain their splendor albeit not the height.<br /><br />It's a shame society has regressed to the point such drastic measures have to be taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com