In My Neighborhood – Sidewalk Landscaping

I never know what to call that piece of property between the sidewalk and the street. A Google search yields boulevard, berm, median, hellstrip, parkway, verge, swale, and tree belt among others including grassy strip which is what I think I usually default to. They are often controversial since they are usually owned by the municipality but it is the homeowner’s responsibility to maintain them. Some homeowners obviously feel they have a wide latitude – here are a few examples in my neighborhood from a walk I took this Fall.

This memorial bench seems to be a particularily ballsy choice. It comes with instructions.