Diggin’ it
Published 1:35 pm Thursday, December 21, 2017
- Peggy Terry fills dirt around a newly planted grey owl juniper on the barren hillside in front of the new Farmers National Bank on the corner of Hustonville Road and the bypass in Danville. The aqua-colored background is where the state has seeded the area closest to the highway.
Donnie Martin, with Keys Nursery and Landscaping Co. out of Perryville, looks to the sky as a few rain drops fall Wednesday morning. Martin said he and Peggy Terry, far right, have planted about 500 shrubs, grasses and Hydrangeas on the barren hillside in front of the new Farmers National Bank at the intersection of Hustonville Road and the bypass. Martin said the ground is full of rocks and debris from where the previous building was demolished which makes digging the holes for new plantings a hard job. He also said he was hoping for rain to soften the ground a little. The other side of the drainage ditch closest to the highways has been seeded by the state which has the responsibility of taking care of that area, Martin said.

Donnie Martin, left, digs a hole for landscaping shrubs as Peggy Terry carries more to plant on the large hillside in front of the new Farmers National Bank at the intersection of Hustonville Road and the bypass.