BACA’s annual Flower Power is now under way! To support our beautification efforts:
Ø Old City Green Garden Center (9th and N St NW) is offering a
20% discount for BACA residents!
*Applies to purchases on May 7th and 8th— watch for flyers with more info*
Ø DC DPW will make mulch available to our neighborhood, free of charge, beginning on Friday May 8th – head over to the Armstrong School (1st & P Sts NW) and take some mulch to put around your plants and trees
Ø Landscaping tools and extra hands will be available on Saturday, May 9th for anyone who could use a little help. Thank you to the Urban Forest Council, Helping Hands, and others for agreeing to pitch in that day!
- Activities will get started by 9am, and continue until it gets too hot!
- Shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows will be available
- To further beautify the neighborhood, neighbors and friends will be outside picking up litter, volunteers are needed and welcomed!
Ø The Garden Walk is set for Saturday, June 13th. Nomination forms and garden walk tickets ($10 each or 5 for $40) will be available starting May 4th. Please contact bacaflowerpower@gmail.com for more information. Friends and family are definitely welcome to join us!
Bates Area Civic Association 
hey, do we need the flyer to get the discount at Old City?
I plan on just asking for the discount at the register. I realize most people prefer to support local businesses. 20% would be great! Supporting Local would be great too. So let’s plan to shop there on the 7th and 8th and promise to come back and shop again. (This is coming from a person who enjoys shopping in Ithaca Hours.)
No, you just need to mention BACA Flower Power at the register. We held off on the flyers this weekend due to the rain, but will get them out Monday or Tuesday. And I didn’t want to broadcast the information here just in case there’s huge readership outside our neighborhood, and everyone makes a rush to get the deal!