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by Charles Kackley Over the decades since Camelot was built, we have lost hundreds of large native canopy trees such as maples and oaks. Over the next decades we will lose hundreds more leaving future residents in a treeless landscape…unless we take action now by planting new trees. Sure, crape myrtles and Japanese maples are beautiful, and maybe you love the idea of not raking leaves in the fall, but consider the following benefits of native canopy trees. Increase property

by Charlie Kackley The 4th year of Camelot ReLeaf was again a success! We sold 15 native trees, of which four were canopy trees and 11 were understory trees. That's a total of 76 native trees planted in Camelot and Winterset over four years. Camelot Garden Club members Cindy Davis, Sylvia Sloan and Charlie Kackley were the team that made it happen. Clear Ridge Nursery and Rimble Landscaping partnered with us to grow, deliver and plant the trees. Every one of these native tree

by Cindy Davis Landscapring Desing School group, May 2023 You may be thinking, I barely garden at all! There’s no way I could spend two days taking classes on…what exactly? I’d like to persuade you that you would enjoy and learn a lot from these schools, and that it is worth the two days of juggling your schedule if you can. I have been taking these classes since I joined the club, and have learned so much about gardening, the environment, and landscape design. You don’t have

Camelot Garden Club members landscaping the Camelot Neighborhood entrance, 1968 Founded in December 1965 , the Camelot Garden Club (CGC)...