Ashburton Newsletter, Fall 2022

FALL 2022

ASHBURTONNEWS ASHBURTON NEWS W W W. A S H B U R TO N 1 9 2 0 . O R G

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ASHBURTON COMMUNITY

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Greetings..................... 2 Committees................. 2 Garden Care for Fall...... 3 Summer Pics................ 3 Urban Tree Planting..... 4 Recent House Sales...... 4 Upcoming Meetings.... 4 Financial Tips............... 6 Upcoming Events......... 6

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Greetings Happy Fall, Ashburton!

Yes, days are growing shorter, and temperatures are beginning to chill. Without uncertainty, we are walking into a new season. Trees in Ashburton have begun a show of warm, dreamy colors that cannot be ignored.

Please take some time to enjoy this season in our community before it transitions.

COMMITTEES

Neighbors, we need your help!

To get involved simply send an email to the chair of the committee you would like to support.

FROM THE PRESIDENT!

While summer may be over, Ashburton is still heating up. In the weeks to come, Ashburton will host its Fall Harvest, several Fall Beautification initiatives, a festive Holiday Party (General Body Meeting), and our Joy Carter Holiday Spirit Award. I encourage you and your family to join us in celebrating the season.

Our Association works hard at advocating for the welfare of our community and at hosting quality events for everyone. To continue to do so, we need your financial support. Annual Association dues are $30 per household. Please mail your payment (cash or check) to P.O. Box 67132, Baltimore, MD 21215, pay electronically via PayPal using ashburton21215@ gmail.com, or contact me at 410-382-0877 to make special arrangements.

As a final note, Ashburton’s strength lies in its people.

Let’s all be great neighbors by looking out for those around us and by contributing to the beauty and safety of our little corner of the world.

Education: tonettedcampbell@gmail.com Fundraising: torikay@verizon.net Housing: byron212@comcast.net

Your Neighbor, Arnold Foster, Jr.

Newsletter: veronica@monarchbutterfly.net Beautification/Events: kendra.abaidoo@verizon.net

WHO WRITES THIS ANYWAY? YOU!

Safety: Robin.Tignor7@gmail.com Communications: tyravmitchell@gmail.com Community Development: Ddeleaver@gmail.com Architectural Review Committee CHAP: Dawn@otiswarren.com and Noell1229@gmail.com

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Our newsletter is designed to keep the Ashburton community members informed, connected and entertained. The content in this edition was generated primarily by committee and baord members. But there is a writer deep down inside each of us!

Interested in submitting content for inclusion in future editions? Email your draft, photo or poem to be featured in the next edition to: veronica@monarchbutterflynet.

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FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

for Fall Gardening Fall is a great time to get out in the garden to protect your investment and prepare for spring. You can plant new varieties, and clean up and maintain your existing garden to ensure healthy growth next season. We’re here to help with a fall gardening checklist.

1. Cut Back Perennials Once your perennials have died back (you’ll know in a glance when they turn brown), cut back any dead growth to give the plants a fresh start for the spring. You can leave some flower varieties standing, such as Echinacea and Black Eyed Susans, to create a food source for birds. Any plants that are left up over winter can be cut back in Spring to make way for new growth.

2. Plant Perennials and Spring Bulbs Before Frost Did you know that in most cases, fall is actually a much better time to plant than spring? And we’re not just talking about fall-planted bulbs either! As nights lengthen and days begin to cool off, the soil is still quite warm, providing a wonderful environment for plants to focus on root growth rather than putting energy into spring foliage and flower.

3. Plant Cover Crops To Protect & Enrich Your Soil Cover crops can perform a wide range of jobs to improve your garden soil. Are you looking to add nitrogen, fight pests, or stabilize erosion-prone soils?

4. Divide Mature Perennials Perennials such as Daylilies and Bearded Iris can be divided in the fall and either moved, or given away to lucky gardening friends!

5. Protect Sensitive Plants If you have cold-sensitive plants in the garden bed, protect them with a layer of mulch or natural cloth.

If you have cold-sensitive plants in containers, bring them indoors to enjoy during the winter months.

REMEMBERING SUMMER...

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Urban Tree Program Community Planting

RECENT HOME SALES $381,000 / Sold Sept 16, 2022

Hello Neighbors,

Recently, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded Ashburton a grant to plant a variety of fruit trees and flowering shrubs along Callaway Avenue.

$438,000 / Sold Sept 12, 2022

The great news about the Urban Tree Program that it will reenergize the next phase of beautifying the Calloway median, but not without your help!

We invite you to join neighbors and other volunteers Sunday, November 6th from 2pm to 4pm for an afternoon of planting, pruning and mulching fruit trees on Calloway Avenue. Here’s why it’s important: 4 Projects like this create community by bringing together multi-generational volunteers who want to preserve beautiful trees and shrubs on this joint entry way that Ashburton and Callaway-Garrison neighbors share.

$218,000 / Sold Sept 9, 2022

4 The trees we plan to plant - Sweet Bay Magnolia, Crabapple, Redbud, American Persimmon, Hazelnut, Red Twig Dogwood, Clethra and Cherry Birch - will help our continued transformation of the area into a point of pride. $439,000 / Sold Aug 31, 2022

UPCOMING MEETINGS Board Meeting.........................11.19.22 General Body Meeting (Holiday Party)........................... 12.6.22 To receive notifications of upcoming meeting details, email A.J. at arnoldfoster@gmail.com PAGE 4

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4 Trees are important to our renown historic neighborhoods. They help to clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, preserve soil and support wildlife.

4 Your participation in planting and caring for our trees will further unite our two neighborhoods, foster peace, cooperation and a love of place.

Please sign up by clicking this link: https://ashburton1920.org/urban-tree-program or call 410-458-0827 to participate in the planting event on Sunday, November 6th from 2pm-4pm.

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Financial Savvy Tips 1 Turn your Porch Light on in the front and back Invest in a Dawn to Dusk LED Light that automatically comes on and off. Energy cost is less than $20.00 a year – It will keep you safe and turn on automatically all year long.

Place one on the front and rear of your home.

2 Call your cable company every six months and negotiate your cable bill to evaluate specials and lowering your costs.

3 Evaluate your cell phone provider – Is this the right phone for you? Are you utilizing all the features, or can you benefit from a phone with less features and lower monthly bill?

4 Instead of buying new clothes, hold a clothes swap and get together with friends and family to exchange clothes.

5 Carpool – Are there places that you and your neighbors/family travel to at the same time? Is it possible to carpool together to save on gas? When was the last time you called your neighbor to see if she/he needed a ride?

6 Holiday Decorations – Ask neighbors if they have any holiday decorations, they will not need this year. Invite friends over to share their unwanted holiday decorations or participate in a holiday decoration swap. Also, wait to purchase holiday decorations a few days before the Holiday when they are marked down.

UPCOMING EVENTS Fall Harvest ........................................... 10.31.22 Urban Tree Planting ..............................................11.6.22 ...https://ashburton1920.org/urban-tree-program

Holiday Spirit Award ........................................... 12.24.22 Newsletter design: ZebraDesigns.net

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