plantation review

A Thomasville residential community has been nominated for the National Arbor Day Award in 2008.  The proud nominee is, Summer Glen Homeowners Association.

I visited with some of the association members this past Saturday.  The visit took place at the community entrance where Dr. Haretos (President of the association) and Mr. Roger Jones (Chairman of Projects) were placing the letters, ever so precisely onto the brick and stone entrance marquee. The association seems to be well organized with projects and plans for  future development in the Summer Glen community. Some of the key points that the association has as their focus, is keeping as much green space as possible and preservation of natural spaces. Listening to the plans for a commonly owned green area sounded very nice, i.e., a community park area, and the building of a pier onto the small lake. As I drove through the community, I saw the usual site of homeowners doing their yard maintenance and putting up decorations for Christmas. This is just another example of how much pride local residents take in their yards.  It really seems to be an unspoken expected thing, that if you are a homeowner, you will keep your lawn mowed and picked up.  Others make their yard into a small piece of paradise lost. Of course, both in the city and county, there are ordinances on junk cars and nuisance ordinances. But for the most part, the pride of curb appeal just seems to be a part of what makes Thomasville a “Place Apart”.  Arbor Day Foundation information link.  More pictures of Summer Glen can be seen at my photo album link.