Where the Sidewalk Ends

03.26.2008

The Bite:
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They say there's a place where the sidewalk ends

Though in SF, it can be hard to find.

But Plant SF's gonna show you, dear friends,

How your sidewalk can be one-of-a-kind.

Its two-day class will show you the ropes

On landscaping and applying for a permit,

Replacing cement with shrubs, trees, and hopes

(And you might meet your neighbors, you hermit.)

With a slight bit of green, we can up the earth's health

More plants on the streets - less CO2.

It'll show you how to bust up that concrete yourself

With this hands-on class, you just can't lose.

Wanna Try: 

Sidewalk Landscaping; Mar. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Mar. 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; SF Botanical Garden, Ninth Ave. at Lincoln Way (415-661-1316 x 354). Two-day workshop, $85; $75 for SF Botanical Garden members.

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Cocktail Fact

Author Shel Silverstein was a cartoonist for Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military's newspaper, while stationed in Japan and Korea in the 1950s.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 SF Biters green their sidewalks with just two trees, in a year it'll be equivalent to taking 1,220 cars off the road.

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