Project name: Where’s Main Napoleon
County: Logan
Project Coordinator: Sheldon Gerhardt
Lead Organization: NDSU Extension – Logan County
Address: 301 Broadway
Napoleon, ND 58561
Telephone: 701.754.2504Email:
Location of Garden: Main Ave Napoleon
- Briefly describe your garden project including its major goals. Please include a description of activities. (150 words or less)
Napoleon’s primary business district is an awkward turn on Highway 3, which runs through town. We would like to involve all 4-H members in planting and maintaining hanging planters to distinguish our Main Avenue with bright, live flowers. This will beautify our most important area of town and guide visitors to the heart of our community. The initial planting and placing will be our main project. We would plan to follow up on the planting project with a tour of a local orchard and garden for an additional educational component. The orchard/garden tour will encourage additional tree and garden plantings for both fresh produce and citywide curb appeal.
- How will your project make a difference to itschildren? (150 words or less)
Youth will learn community service, planting skills and varieties hardy to our area. They will also be communicating and cooperating with the city’s maintenance crew and community volunteers to complete the initial planting. This would be a wonderful addition to our community to instill a sense of pride. The orchard owner and extension agent have vast information to share with youth on extensive varieties of trees, plants and flowers. They will learn in a manner that they can share skills and information to encourage plantings at home. Sheldon is planning a weed identification lesson with the orchard/garden. Identifying pests is the first step in getting rid of them and preventing their spread.
- How will your project make a difference in your community? (150 words or less)
With the business district being an awkward turn off the main highway and down a side street, it is difficult for someone passing through to see Napoleon’s vast offerings. We believe that the hanging planters will lead visitors toward our restaurants, retail stores and service providers. It will also make a beautiful attraction to all who frequent our Main Avenue. This is a launching of a long-term community beautification project. We hope the tree and garden lessons encourage many at-home plantings for community-wide beautification and garden produce.
- Please estimate the number of participants directly involved in the project:
Young children (3–12 years old): 45
Teens (13–17 years old): 5
Adults: 10
- Briefly list any partners (such as 4-H, FFA, school, church, garden center, parks department) that are involved.Briefly describe their roles in the project.Be very brief.
- City of Napoleon: install brackets, watering maintenance
- Napoleon Park Board: funding additional baskets
- Logan County 4-H: purchase materials, pot plants, learn weed ID, orchard, garden and flower varieties
- Tony's Orchard: Venue with variety of trees, bushes and garden, plus enough weeds to learn identification and control
- NDSU Extension Agent: Sheldon Gerhardt: lessons in planting, weed ID and tree, flower, garden varieties for our area.
- Budget
Expenditures Amount
Baskets (10)$750
Flowers/Plants 150
Soil 100
TOTAL $1,000