BETTON HILLS
NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATON
WINTER 2010
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BHNA President’s Message
By Tom Schulte
As I take over as president of BHNA, I reflect on the past year and our many neighbors who contributed to the success we enjoyed in 2009. Andy Fink did a great job as our president and the
neighborhood was well represented by him. Carolyn Smith, Lecky Spector, and too many others to
name (”Save the Roses” Committee) spearheaded the effort to save the
Bellamy Rose Garden. Thanks to generous contributions and help from
the City of Tallahassee, they were able to raise over $11,000, in a tough
economy, to insure the rose gardens will not be removed. I see this as a
INSIDE THIS
testament to how much the people living in Betton Hills care about its
ISSUE:
continued beauty and preservation.
We also appreciate our neighbors who serve on the BHNA board and
contribute their time and efforts to keeping our neighborhood great.
Melissa Jacoby was very helpful in covering the CONA meetings and
keeping us up to date on the latest developments and potential
problems that could affect our neighborhood.
Arbor Day Fun
New BHNA
President
Membership
Report
I realized a few years ago, when I was directly affected by a neighborʼs
efforts to build several homes on one lot on my street, how important it is
to have a strong neighborhood association. It was clear to me our elected
officials took notice when Betton Hills lobbied for a new city ordinance that
would restrict and protect the neighborhood. I heard one official state that
she had not seen an ordinance passed so quickly. That was due in large
part to the many calls and emails from your neighbors voicing their concerns.
Betton Hills Weed
Control Program
We are always looking for new members to the BHNA and for individuals
to serve on our board. Recently, Tom Whitaker, Susan Fleming, and
Hilda Gilchrist all agreed to join our board; thanks to all of you. The board
meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Ashford Club
Apartments pool house on Thomasville Road. I hope to see you at a
meeting.
Protecting Our
Neighborhood
Ponds
This past year was a good one for Betton Hills. Some of the highlights
include being named “Neighborhood of the Year.” Our Family Fun Day in
April was a big hit, and everyone had a great time. The October fall social
was also well attended. County Commissioner Bob Rackleff attended
Conʼt on page 7
Gardening with
Native Plants
Edible Gardening
Neighborhood
Events Calendar
Arbor Day 2010
Remembrance of Arbor Days Past...
By Donna Legare
When: Saturday, February 6th, 9:00
AM--11:00AM, or leave earlier if you
need to!
Where: McCord Park--meet at the
martin pole.
Bring: Garden gloves, hand saws,
shovels, and loppers if you have
them.
We have been planting native trees
and shrubs, as well as fruit trees, in
neighborhood parks on Arbor Day for
many years. This year, we will add 20
native magnolia trees to the park,
mulch the past plantings and have a
morning of habitat improvement at
McCord Park as we work on the removal of invasive alien plants, primarily Chinese ligustrum, that are sprouting all through the woods between
McCord Park and Armistead Road.
We will also remove tallow trees and
mimosa trees.
Lots of volunteers will be needed in
in order to make a significant dent! We
will pull the small trees, roots and all,
and saw down the large ones and
leave them for the city crew to chip into
mulch.
Once again, the City of Tallahassee is
generously providing bales of pine
straw for us to mulch past and new
plantings. We will also add a predator
guard to the martin pole and clean
martin gourds, wood duck houses, and
the bluebird house. We will plant a
couple of American beautyberries in
the wildlife garden dedicated to Ann
Camp. The Harper family has
donated a martin pole and gourds
which we will install at Harriman Circle.
We could use the help of Boy
Scout Troops, Girl Scout Troops,
Environmental Clubs, friends, and
families to accomplish our goals.
Call Donna Legare at 386-1148 if
you are able to help that morning.
Find all the shovels! Itʼs Arbor Day. Iʼve attended Arbor Day
with the Betton Hills Neighborhood Association for the past
several years. Iʼve helped plant dogwood trees along Betton Road, clean out the cemetery, and plant trees and clean
out bird houses in McCord Park. However, my favorite of all
these times was two years ago when I helped clean out two
wood duck houses in the little woods behind the pond at
McCord Park. We came upon one where the eggs had
been abandoned for reasons unknown, so we opened the
eggs. It was interesting to see the ratio of eggs that had
started to develop and eggs that hadnʼt. There were several
eggs that had baby ducks that had been very close to hatching because they had developed eyes,
beaks, and almost a complete covering of
feathers.
Iʼm very glad that I went to Arbor Day that
year, because I know that since we
cleaned out that nest other wood ducks
could come and lay eggs in it the next
year, instead of it being filled with abandoned eggs.
-- Rhemy Brezin
Arbor Day is one of my favorite neighborhood activities. It
doesnʼt take too much planning and we always have something done at the end of the day. Along the way thereʼs
plenty of time for talking with friends, scanning the skies for
hawks or eagles, checking out last yearʼs reproductive success in the wood duck and bluebird houses, and even for
planting a few trees and bushes.
One of my favorite Arbor Days was when we first planted
the trees that now grace the southern edge of McCord Park,
near Trescott. Getting that yearʼs planting done was a warm
job on a cold day, the digging and planting, then laying out
plenty of mulch. Still, as we leaned against our shovels at
jobʼs end, we grinned thinking about a someday small but
diverse urban forest. Today I grin anew as I see those saplings have grown to young trees and the forest community
begins to take shape. And each tree has a story as I think
back on who planted it. It may be a cliched metaphor, but as
those trees grow, my friendships with my Arbor Day
aficionados have grown in pace. Our roots grow deeper, our
arms reach out and intermingle, we share the sun and the rain.
I canʼt say enough in thanks for Donna Legare and Jody
Walthall for starting our Arbor Day and keeping it going.
And besides the neighborly touch of Arbor Day, itʼs not too
bad to see, too, that when we take care of the Earth, the Earth
takes care of us.
-- Mike Brezin
THIS ARBOR DAY, BECOME
A WEED BUSTER
By Hilda Gilchrist
Donna Legare will continue to lead us in the BHNA
Noxious Weed Control Program on Arbor Day
2010 (February 6th.) In the process, BHNA
hopes to enlist residents to be “weed busters”
helping to fight leafy invaders that damage natural
ecosystems.
Noxious weeds arenʼt necessarily the ones that
sting you, poison you, or give you allergies.
Noxious weeds are defined in a legal and biological sense to include non-native plants that are
fast-growing, aggressive to native plants and difficult to remove, yet not so widespread that eradication is practically impossible. The following is a list
of some of the noxious weeds that are found in
and affecting our neighborhood.
Ardesia (Ardesia crenata)--predominantly an
escaped garden ornamental. Very prolific and
easily established berries. Can choke out trees
and desirable plants.
Asian Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)--predominantly an escaped garden ornamental. Very aggressive trailing growth. Can
choke out trees and desirable plants.
Fighting weeds is a long struggle, but people can
really make a difference. Pulling weeds keeps millions of seeds from taking hold. Weed plants can
produce up to 30,000 seeds, and they can live up
to 60 years.
Removing colonies of plants like Nandina and
Ardesia keeps their prolific berries from seeding.
Edging ground cover beds of Asian Jasmine regularly can assist in keeping this aggressive vine
from becoming a nuisance on your neighborʼs
property.
Listed below are the BHNA Noxious Weed Control Program goals for the 2010 season. You are
invited to join us as we work to eliminate these
unwanted weeds.
BHNA Noxious Weed Control Program
2010 Goals
Increase the volunteer effort.
Increase awareness of noxious weeds in
our neighborhood.
Increase work on eradication of weeds in
our neighborhood.
Nandina (Nandina domestica)--predominantly
an urban weed and an escaped garden ornamental. Very prolific and easily established berries.
Can choke out trees and desirable plants.
Follow up with surveys to determine
where noxious weed patches are increasing or declining.
Privet (Ligustrum lucidum)--predominantly an
urban weed and an escaped garden ornamental.
Outline a program to address weed infestations from adjoining properties that create
a nuisance to others.
Tallow tree (Saplum sebiferum)--rapid growing
species that has escaped cultivation and naturalized, choking out wildlife habitat and clogging drainage ditches and irrigation canals. Its seeds are
carried in wetlands where it crowds out native and
desirable plants and endangers the wildlife that
depend on the native plants.
Wandering Jew (Tradescantia
fluminensis)--an herbaceous perennial sold by
many nurseries as hanging baskets. It escapes
cultivation and spreads rapidly in moist, naturalistic
settings where it is considered a pest, since it
crowds out desirable plants.
Hydrilla--the most problematic aquatic plant in the
US, it forms extensive surface mats that destroy
freshwater fish habitat and recreation areas.
BETTON HILLS
2009
NEIGHBORHOOD
OF THE YEAR
a great place to
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EDIBLE
GARDENING CLUB
CHAYOTES AND APPETIZERS, BREAD AND WORMS, OH MY!
By Sue Hansen
The Edible Gardening Club held its 4th meeting on Monday, December 7, at
6:00 PM in the pavilion at Winthrop Park. Ed Schroeder, Master Gardener,
gave a presentation on vermiculture, or the art of growing worms for the
compost they produce, which is very beneficial to all types of plants.
There were LOTS of questions, and everyone actually handled the plastic bag full of wrigglers.
Chayotes (a type of squash,) appetizers, homemade bread, a mango plant, and seeds were
shared. A good time was had by all, and we will meet again the first Monday in January, and
the first Monday in February, 2010.
Possible activities:
! Share gardening how-to, tips, and information
! Share seeds and plants
! Discuss and review gardening equipment
! Presentations by horticulture professionals
! Share our produce and dishes from our gardens
We welcome new input and ideas! Contact Elizabeth Marcovich at 386-8059 or Nathan Ballentine at [email protected]. Or to join the contact list email Elizabeth at
[email protected] or Sue Hansen at [email protected].
Native Plants for Native
Wildlife--The Natural Garden
By Donna Legare
In Tallahassee, we have many fine non-native
plants to use in our landscapes--camellia, azalea,
and crepe myrtle all come to mind. The claims that
native plants are easier to grow and require less
water sometimes do not hold up.
For me, the main reason to choose native plants in
the landscape is to promote the unique relationships between our native plants and animals, from
the smallest microorganisms to insects and other
invertebrates to birds and raccoons that I observe
using plants in my own yard. Simply put, what
you plant in your yard makes a difference to
wildlife. Here are a few examples.
gum trees clinging to the prickly balls feasting on
abundant sweetgum seeds. This year, pine
siskins also migrated here from the far north and
could be found eating sweetgum seeds prior to
visiting thistle and sunflower feeders. Many of our
resident birds, like the Carolina chickadee, also
depend on the seeds of sweetgum.
Most of our butterflies and moths depend on native plants, not just for nectar, but for sustenance
while in the larval stage (caterpillar.) Luna moths lay
their eggs on sweetgum, hickory, walnut, or birch.
A female may lay 200 eggs. Of the 200, only
two or three may live to reproduce. The rest become part of the web of life--as caterpillars eaten
by wrens, spiders, parasitoids...the cocoon itself is
often preyed upon by a hungry bird.
In landscaping our yard, Jody and I have chosen to
use primarily native plants. We know that native
wildlife has evolved throughout the eons with its
Red buckeye blooms in mid to late March, just in
native flora and that they need each other. All of
time for the return of ruby-throated hummingbirds
our trees--live oak, dogwood, blue beech, cabfrom Central America. The hummers drink nectar
bage palm, loblolly pine, red buckeye, and parsfrom red tubular flowers and, in return, provide polley hawthorn are native. We supplement with
lination services for this native tree whose nuts are
specially chosen non-natives--a tea olive for its
food for other wildlife.
winter fragrance, camellia for its winter blooms,
herbs and perennials for their appeal to our tastes
Sweetgum trees have close relationships with
and to attract pollinators. It has been one big
several animals. When American goldfinch arrive in
experiment for the last 17 years and we enjoy
late fall or winter, they can be seen high in sweetwatching the outcome on a daily basis.
WHAT’S HAPPENING,
BETTON HILLS?
BADMINTON IN BETTON HILLS
We invite you to check out these upcoming community
What a great combination: Betton and
badminton! With so many green spaces in
events, and to come join the neighborhood fun!
our gorgeous neighborhood, badminton is
Details can always be found at www.mybettonhills.org
the perfect outdoor activity. It can be
or find us on Facebook!
played by young and old, those into light
recreation or more challenging athletic
pursuits, and those with a sense of humor
as well as those who need some humor. :-)
EDIBLE GARDENING CLUB
Meet us the first Monday of every
month to share all the things gardeners
love: plants, tips, seeds, information,
and home-grown produce.
Contact Elizabeth Marcovich at
[email protected] for meeting
time and location.
During the afternoon for several weekends in
February, we will set up two badminton courts
with equipment in our neighborhood parks. The
schedule is below. Check the BHNA event
calendar at www.mybettonhills.org for updates. If the events are successful, more
badminton days will be added to the schedule, so come on out and play!
Saturday, February 6 from 1--4
McCord Park (by Armistead Road)
Movie Under The Stars
Saturday, January 30, 6:00PM
Betton Hills Nature Center
For those of you who enjoy outdoor movie parks, this
event is for you. We will be showing a movie at the
Betton Hills Nature Center on January 30th at 6:00
Saturday, February 13 from 1--4
Chittenden (Bellamy) Park, (between Spruce
Avenue, Sycamore Street, and East
Chouteau Avenue)
Saturday, February 28 from 1--4
Harriman Park (in Harriman Circle)
PM. The Nature Center is a small outdoor amphitheater with a bonfire pit, located behind
Ashford Club Apartments, which are
just north of Betton Road on
Thomasville Road.
Last fall we screened “Fly Away Home” and “Back to
the Future” and the movie we select this time will also be
family friendly, so bring all members of your family
along with blankets and lawn chairs.
We will have marshmallows to roast!
Check
the event calendar at www.mybettonhills.org
for the movie title.
Calling All Neighbors with
Shovels, Rakes, and Gloves!
ARBOR DAY 2010
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
MCCORD PARK, AT THE
MARTIN HOUSES
9--11
!!!
Come out and find your inner
gardener.
!!!
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Presidentʼs Message, conʼt from page 1
the event as well as Officer Delonna Hartley, from TPD. She
spoke about the neighborhood
crime watch program and has
offered to put on a seminar for
any parents interested in child
safety measures. (Please see
mybettonhills.org for information
on this worthwhile event.) Finally,
Bill Jones, our resident musician,
once again led the popular
Christmas caroling procession on
Christmas Eve at Harriman Circle. Thanks to all who joined us
for these great Betton Hills
neighborhood traditions!
As I write this, Christmas is less
than a week away, and many
people are traveling during the
holidays. Officer Hartley noted
that a significant portion of the
burglaries being reported to
TPD are due to unlocked vehicles. Please keep this in mind as
well as her suggestion to keep
porch lights on at night. Please
also help your neighbors by
keeping an eye on their property
while they are away and reporting any suspicious activity not
just during the holidays, but
throughout the year.
I hope you all enjoyed the holidays, and have a happy New
Year!
CONA ENERGY CHALLENGE
MONTH 5 RESULTS: BETTON HILLS STILL AT THE TOP OF THE LIST!
Results by Percentage Reduction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Whitfield--I10
FSU
Betton Hills
Maclay
Mabry--Leon SW
Results by Kilowatt Hour Reduction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Woodland Drive
Waverly Hills
Betton Hills
Lafayette Park
Whitfiled--I10
Results through month five show a close race to the finish in both categories, Percentage
Reduction and Kilowatt Hour Reduction. Visit www.tallyenergychallenge.com for a
complete listing of results. Keep saving, Betton Hills!
! Check your mailing label. If you see a red dollar sign ($) then you havenʼt sent in your Betton Hills
Neighborhood Association dues ($10) for 2009-2010. The September newsletter was sent to every
property owner in Betton Hills listed in the database of the Leon County Property Appraiser. For this
newsletter, our mailing list was everyone who chose to join BHNA last year or this year. If you have a
red $ on your label and you want to receive the newsletter and continue to support the activities of
BHNA, please send your $10 dues to BHNA, PO Box 15612, Tallahassee, FL 32317.
BETTON HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 15612
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32317-5612
ARBOR DAY 2010
Saturday, February 6t h
9AM--11AM
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Tallahassee, FL
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