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Before this project was completed, this area was a bare landscape. Under the leadership of Dist. 3 Comm. Omar Quintanilla, the Vine Ave. and Ware Rd. Beautification Project has become an oasis that the City of McAllen hopes to replicate in other areas of town.
Vine Avenue and Ware Road Beautification project is located on a little bit over an acre of land that runs along Vine Avenue on the north side at the corner of Ware Road. The project included adding approximately 18,000 square feet of planting beds and about 42,000 square feet of turfgrass, as well as planting over 1,200 native plants, with a landscape design that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The planting beds feature mulch from the City of McAllen Composting Facility.
Some of the native plants include those with colorful blooms, such as regional perennials like Buddleias Davidii, commonly known as “Pink Delight;” Chromolena Odorata, commonly known as “Crusita,” “Turk’s cap,” or “Gold and Purple Lantanas.” Additionally, other blooms planted includeDiospyros Texana, also known as “Chapote” or “Texas Persimmon” and Cordia Boissieri, commonly known as “Wild Olive,” which bloom bright, showy-white flowers.
Additionally, Washingtonian Palms have also been planted to have an alignment of height standing tall along Vine Avenue.
All of the landscaping of this beautification project is watered automatically by a conventional irrigation system composed of two points of connection and a total of 11 zones from 20,000 linear feet of the drip line. The irrigation controller is operated by a solar panel. An underground drip system is on all planting beds and 10 feet away from the walkway or curb.
The total project cost was $100,000 and took about six months to complete landscape construction and installation.
Design and development were all accomplished through interdepartmental efforts between the City of McAllen Parks & Recreation, Engineering, and Public Works departments.
