Thornhill Estate October 2017 | Page 13

T Arbour Month Drive o all the residents who donated towards the Thornhill Arbour Month Drive, thank you! We also extend a huge thank you to Gerrit from The Source Landscaping who has donated generously towards this project. Over 20 trees were pledged by residents which added to the trees procured by the estate. The main areas we identified for this project: Valley Road Fence Line Due to the shopping centre development, we identified the need to create a green barrier along the Valley Road fence line. Most of the trees that were donated by residents have been planted here to provide a lush canopy, something far nicer to look at from the Community Centre p atio! Community Centre Park You may have noticed a couple of trees planted around the play area in the Com- munity Centre park. All these trees are nut trees (Almond and Pecan nut) and we hope that in a couple of years, when the trees start bearing nuts, our children will have the joy of collecting raw, unprocessed nuts to eat. YOUR Gardens Road There are a number of established Privet trees along Gardens Road, from Central Park to more or less Elm Street. These trees have become unsightly and no vegetation grows underneath. Privets are also identified as Invasive Species and according to legislation, should be removed. Please refer to http://www.invasives.org.za/legisla- tion/item/275-common-privet-ligus- YOUR trum-vulgare for further information on this. M MODDERFONTEIN AREA CARL KNIGHT 082 749 1747 SPECIALISTS [email protected] YOUR Once the Privets have been removed, we will replace them with a lane of Pom Pom Trees (above), which are indigenous trees that flower in THORNHILL summer, MODDERFONTEIN ESTATE making them quite spectacular. AREA SPECIALISTS & Thanks again for your tree donations, and feel free to get in touch with us THORNHILL ESTATE LAKESIDE VILLAGE with any suggestions or feedback you CARL KNIGHT may have. 082 749 1747 [email protected] Janita Janssen on behalf of the THOA Gardens & Environmental Committee & LAKESIDE VILLAGE DEIRDRE KNIGHT 082 749 1747 [email protected]