Fairy Murals
Downtown Main Street
Located at the electric box, scattered along at stone and buildings around the old city hall lot find fairies
See Magical Fairies, Fairy Doors and Whimsical Creatures in the Public Art Murals by Debra Power. If you look closely you will see Fairy Garden Popup Portals by Josette Johnson and Garden Paw Print Stepping Stones by Debra Power located near the Fairy Garden Projects!
Community Pride Volunteers Garden Walk
#1 on map ~ Old City Hall Gardens
Downtown Main Street
Seven gardens. Located at the Old City Hall Lot and gardens around buildings
#10 on map~ El Dorado Trail Garden
El Dorado Trail near Locust Street to the Confluence at Broadway Court
Located near Locust Street
Placerville Community Pride Monument Garden Project Fundraising
Community Pride Volunteers Garden Walk Historic Points of Interest
Community Pride Volunteers Public Art
Community Pride Volunteers Garden Walk Map with Photos and Garden Project Descriptions and Plant Lists
#2 on map~ Main at Bedford Garden
Downtown Main Street
Seasonal color spots. Located at Bedford Ave on Main Street
Garden Wall Mural
Upper Main Street
Local Flora & Fauna with Whimsical Creatures
Located at the Mooney Lot
Call to Volunteers
Community Pride Volunteers Grants Awarded helped fund our Monument Garden Project to honor local servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice & for all veterans. A place for peaceful reflection located on Main Street at Bedford Ave
#9 on map~ Mooney Lot Garden
Upper Main Street
Colorful trees shade the sidewalk along garden wall mural. Located at Main St near Cedar Ravine
community pride archives ~ Garden Walk
with Pubilc art & historic points of interest
Old map & photo walk of historic main street
photo montage & master plant palette database
Community Pride Volunteers Garden Walk Map
Snowshoe Thompson Mural
West Entrance to Historic Main Street
Local Hero Historic & Cultural mural. Located at old SR49 and Main Street at Sacramento Street
City Clock Landmark
Downtown Main Street
Self-guided walking tour Starts Here near the map at old City Clock. Parking, park bench, drinking fountain and public restrooms.
Bell Tower Landmark
Lower Main Street
Located west of the Bell Tower to Lower Main Street, Scenic US 50 from the SR 49 Crossroads to Gold Bug Park
#12 east & west on map~ Broadway Entrance Gardens
Entrances to Broadway is a Pollinators Paradise for birds, bees, butterflies & bipeds.
Located at Broadway and Mosquito Rd near Redwoods & Upper Broadway at Schnell School Rd
#8. on map~ Gold Bug Gardens
Gold Bug Park Area
Located at the walk to goldmine near museum and at the picnic area near the creek.
Welcome to our archives, a photo montage of the history of Gardens & Projects; enjoy our garden walk with public art & historic points of interest, and see our plant lists that have served as our guide for over 30 years of Community Pride volunteer work at Placerville public spaces. This page is for volunteers and garden projects we don't want to forget. Our heartfelt thanks to all volunteers who have contributed to making Placerville a better place. Without you this page would be empty.
#5 on map~ Fox Lot Garden
Lower Main Street
Parking lot shade and stormwater garden along creek. Located at the west entrance to Main Street
#6 on map~ Welcome Sign Project
Lower Main Street
Welcome Sign Area from the Gateway to Sierra Meadow to Hangtown Creek at Main Street
Celebrating 30 years of our Garden Walk and 34 years (1990-present) of Community Pride Volunteers Work in Public Gardens & Projects~ Placerville, California~ Visit City Website to see our webpage with more information on how to volunteer and help beautify our community.
Community Pride Volunteers Garden Walk Map with Photos
Thank you for visiting Community Pride Archives, Placerville Garden Walk with Public Art and Historic Points of Interest and Plant Palette Database. If you have any questions
about the history of Community Pride gardens & projects
please contact us at: mail@josettejohnson.com Copyright © 1994 - 2024
Photomontage by Josette Johnson, Community Pride Archivist ~ All Rights Reserved.
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Community Pride Volunteers Grant Awarded for our Fox Lot Shade Tree project, with colorful flower beds, and a Stormwater Garden along Hangtown Creek. Located at the west entrance to historic Main Street at Sacramento Street
Community Pride Volunteers Grant Awarded for our Solar Lamp Light Project at the old Snowshoe Thompson, Pony Express, and Cary Hotel monument that is located at the west entrance to historic Main Street at Sacramento Street
~ City Gardens * Work Projects * Public Art ~
Recent Grants Awarded to Community Pride Volunteers
Community Pride Volunteers Historic Points of Interest from our archives ~one of our first garden projects~ planting the maple trees you can find along Main Street, El Dorado Trail and Hangtown Creek
#7 on map~ Ore Cart Project
US 50 at Bedford Ave
A "river of gold" flower garden project. Located at the Sign to Gold Bug Park
Community Pride Volunteers Grant Awarded for our garden wall repair and local flora & fauna with whimsical creatures mural restoration located at the east entrance to historic Main Street at Clay Street near Cedar Ravine.
#4 on map~ EDC Chamber Garden
Downtown Main Street
Flower garden. Located in front of the Chamber of Commerce Building on Main Street
community pride volunteers
"dedicated to improving the grace & charm of Placerville"
Druid Torch Landmark
Upper Main Street
Located from upper Main Street to the El Dorado Trail, Hangtown Creek confluence with Randolph Creek to the east and west entrance gardens to Broadway
#3 on map~ Monument Garden along Main St and Bedford Ave
Downtown Main Street
Dedicated to local veterans and all veterans, a place for peaceful reflection. Located at Main Street on Bedford Ave
Community Pride Archives * Garden Walk with Public Art & Historic Points of Interest along our City Landmarks * Plant Palette Database
Community Pride Volunteers of Placerville California
Who We Are ~
The City of Placerville Committee was established by city resolution in 1990 to implement the General Plan Community Design Element recommendation to promote city beautification. Community Pride Volunteers work in public garden projects. Our city beautification organization is dedicated to "Improving the grace and charm of Placerville" by promoting community volunteerism in gardening, landscaping, public art projects, and other beautification projects on public property through volunteer membership and participation of individuals and community service organizations.
What we have done recently ~
Our volunteer organization maintained gardens and murals throughout Placerville; along Broadway, Main Street, the Caltrans Scenic Highway 50 corridor, the El Dorado Trial, Randolph Creek, Hangtown Creek and Gold Bug Park. We Pulled weeds, planted flowers, scattered wildflower seeds, updated irrigation, improved the soil, cleaned up areas and we held volunteer work days. The Historic Bell and Vietnam Memorial plaques have found a home on Main Street. Phase 1 & 2 of our Monument Garden Project is completed. We have developed a landscape plan for the Monument Garden Project.
What we plan on doing soon ~
Creation of new landscape, a new Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway poppy seed project and art projects throughout the City. Maintenance of existing city gardens, work projects and public art. Recruitment of volunteers and community service organizations. Fundraising to support Community Pride efforts. Promotion of existing city gardens, work projects and public art at public spaces in Placerville. Public outreach with Community Pride Newsletter and Placerville Garden Walk promotion. Coming this Spring look for our Gold Bug Park Garden Project Interpretive Brochure.
Where & How to volunteer at our garden projects or to donate go here: Contact Community Pride founding member Kathi Lishman for a Note & Notice of our garden work days, Placerville garden walk information, wildflower seeding, public art information and special events. Community Pride Volunteers are dedicated volunteers working in public gardens and work projects on city beautification to help make our community a better place since 1990. For more information on how you can help get involved in community service gardens and projects contact the City of Placerville at: Town Hall 549 Main Street, Placerville, California 95667 Phone: (530) 642-5232.
Call to Volunteers ~
If you like to garden and are interested in volunteering, Placerville's Community Pride Committee is looking for you. Come out and help us in public garden projects pulling weeds and planting flowers, scattering wildflower seeds on our public garden and Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway projects. We would love to see you in the garden at our monthly Gardens & Projects work days.
Thank you for visiting our Community Pride Archives with walking tours and plant palettes of our Gardens and Projects, before and after photos, click below for more~
#11 on map~Randolph Creek Project
Randolph Creek along El Dorado Trail
Located near the confluence at Broadway Court
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Community Pride Volunteers Plant Palettes, Gardens & Projects