Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Workers place the Hickory Creek Stone Cover near the FBA donor signs and median ends along South Mission Road.
New plants are staged in a new design before being planted in the ground.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department closes one lane of northbound South Mission, so workers can apply spray on mulch to the median after the landscaping was installed.
Daylilies grow in front of a pine tree with yellow bush daisies planted behind the tree in the South Mission median.
Pink rose bushes add some color to the median just south of the Peppertree Park entrance.
Mexican sage (salvia leucantha) adds purple to the view looking toward Rocky Crest Road.
Supervising the work on the South Mission Median are Landscape One's Operations Manager Noah Rojas and President Robert Oldfield.
White rose bushes are seen looking south on South Mission, on the way to Los Jilgueros Reserve on the left and the Fallbrook Airpark on the right.
FALLBROOK – With the help of individual donors and county grants, the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance – a small local nonprofit working to help enhance Fallbrook – is celebrating the completion of the renovation of Fallbrook's South Mission Road medians.
In January of 2017, the FBA awarded Robert Oldfield, president of Landscape One, a contract to refurbish the area which had been plagued by gophers, broken irrigation, erosion and trash. The contract, based on three phases of renovation work, also included the ongoing maintenance of the space.
With the help of Fowler Pest control, dead or diseased plants were removed, irrigation repaired, gopher holes filled and pests controlled.
FBA and Landscape One redesigned the medians to utilize the existing plants whenever possible, adding new plants and groundcovers as needed. Pink and red ground cover roses (Floral Carpet Series) as well as white, pink and Spanish red bush roses were introduced in many of the bare areas, adding to the existing rose display. While the flowers on these plants appear delicate, the plants are all quite hearty.
Struggling agapanthus, society garlic, canna lily and daylily plants were divided, relocated and fertilized to achieve new waves of varying color. Gold mound lantana, a heat loving perennial, was introduced to provide a mass of bright gold flowers forming low trailing mounds as they mature, a vigorous addition requiring minimal maintenance and water.
Additional salvia leucantha (Mexican sage) a favorite in many Fallbrook gardens for their velvety blue and purple flowers growing on long stems, was added in spots. These midsize plants bloom multiple times per year, the flowers reaching two to 3 feet in height.
Euryops, the yellow bush daisy, which is native to South Africa, as well as red and lavender ivy geraniums complete the palate providing clusters of brightly colored blooms. The new plants complement existing pine and other trees which were recently trimmed.
A natural cover of one to 3 inches Hickory Creek stone adds visual interest and impact near the FBA donor signs and median ends, minimizing water requirements at these difficult to maintain spots. Water retaining organic mulch from AgriService in Oceanside, was added to aid in soil moisture retention, erosion control and to minimize weeds while adding to the visual appeal.
Landscape One President Robert Oldfield, a Fallbrook resident, generously donated additional time, resources and materials to assist the FBA in meeting their budget.
The result for Fallbrook residents and visitors alike is a beautiful, vibrantly colored, healthy roadway and entrance to historic downtown. To get involved with this or other projects to clean up, maintain and beautify Fallbrook's public spaces, or to become a Mission Median Sponsor with your name or business name prominently displayed on median signs, visit http://www.fallbrookbeautification.org
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