2006 Xtreme Garden MakeOver was a huge success.
Kathy Meronek, of Sugar Camp, was the selected winner (out of over 50 very good entries). With the "Xtreme" assistance of Pat Anderson and
Integrity Landscaping, LLC, Kathy now has a beautiful and functional back yard area including trees, shrubs, perennials and other flowers and a brick patio sitting area from which to enjoy the whole thing. Kathy's home is on the site of the old 'Tamarack School' which served the 'South Sugar Camp' area. The value of her backyard landscape approached $5,000.00.
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There was a lot of community interest in this project, which received good media coverage. More importantly, between Hanson's and Integrity Landscaping, we were able to help out a deserving gardener. We at
Hanson's Garden Village were so thrilled with the results of this project, that we are now announcing a new Xtreme Garden MakeOver for 2007.
2007 XTREME GARDEN MAKEOVER -
'Save Our Lakes and Streams'. The winner, who is the private owner of a "problem" shoreline, and who is commited to improving water quality, plant and animal diversity, and a return to a more natural Northwoods look, will be chosen by a selection committee from entries submitted by July 1, 2007.
Installation will be effected in the Fall of 2007, or during the 2008 growing season. We will again be partnering with a qualified landscape installation company, as we did so successfully with the last Xtreme Garden MakeOver.
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One deserving natural landscape project will receive the following values:
- From: Hanson's Garden Village, LLC, Rhinelander a minimum of $ 2,000.00 value in plants, materials, and design services
- From: Outdoor Rooms, Inc., of Rhinelander a minimum of $ 2,000.00 value in installation services and materials
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We will also incorporate the services of the appropriate county
Land and Water Conservation Department. We encourage any entries from
Oneida, Vilas, Forest, Florence, and Langlade Counties. In addition we will happily consider entries from southern
Iron, eastern Price, and northern Lincoln counties.
DO NOT wait to see if you are selected to take care of immediate erosion or environmental problems - this process will take too much time for that.
DO NOT apply if you are under court order, or under instructions from the
DNR, EPA, or a county zoning authority to mitigate or apply erosion practices. Projects already receiving public cost-sharing dollars will receive a lower scoring in our evaluation. If your project requires the services of a civil or other engineer, you will be responsible for obtaining that part of the project inputs. The owner will be responsible for any required permits (which we can help obtain).
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PLEASE stop by at Hanson's during business hours to receive the entry form, or
PRINT it off of this website by clicking the link below. For this contest, we are primarily interested in aiding a riparian owner who is interested and needs help in a planting alone; or planting with 'soft' engineering practices (e.g. biolog, erosion blankets). A premium will be given to situations where this project will re-connect wildlife corridors, slow or stop runoff, and/or provide a good example on an over-developed shoreline.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD to reviewing your submitted projects. Initial screening will be based upon your information and submitted pictures. The finalists will receive a site visit from someone on the selection committee.
