Our Neighborhood Beautification Grant application will open on August 6 - start thinking NOW about projects for your neighborhood! Find more information on our website, www.kdb.org/programs/beautification/neighborhood-beautification-grants/. 

Earlier this year, KDB received a $5,000 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grant from Keep America Beautiful to increase our local efforts to end cigarette litter. With these funds, six new cigarette butt receptacles have been installed. Join us at a ribbon-cutting ceremony and kick-off event for these receptacles, as well as upcoming education efforts, on Thursday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center (321 E McKinney).

For more information, visit www.kdb.org/programs/cleanups/clpp. 

We recently hosted the last class of our 2018 Citizen Forester Training, which included a final "graduation" for our 22  students. Our newest Citizen Foresters completed their required 36 hours of training in planting, pruning, and maintaining trees in urban environments. 

The foresters were honored at the May 22 Denton City Council meeting with a Proclamation made by Mayor Chris Watts. 

Congratulations to our 2018 Citizen Foresters!

Sherrill Campbell Nicole De La Rosa Don Fikes Christine Fox Kaye Jackson

Kathryn Lancaster Rita Lokie James Lokie William Menius Thomas Mills Julia Schwaegerl

James Mulkey Jush Mullen Erin Piper Michele Rawleigh Ali Silva Danqiong Zhu

James Terry Carolyn Trivette Russell Welch Diane Wetherbee Fran Witte

The Citizen Forester Training will be offered again in 2019! Visit the

Citizen Forester Training Program webpage for more information, and stay tuned for program registration details later this year.

Gardening is Elaine's "pride and joy" but she says Ron will help out, too, by offering to mow!

908 Regency Court - Bridget and Chuck

They use drip irrigation and lots of Texas natives, which include sage, salvia and sedum. 

3045 Brandywine 

800 Crescent - Doris 

Doris uses native plants as frequently as possible in her part shade/part sun garden. Her landscape includes coneflowers, yarrow, and butterfly bush. Birds enjoy the bird feeder and trees. Butterflies enjoy the many pollinators. Doris uses a layer of mulch throughout her garden. Her two daughters assist her in gardening. They are installing an irrigation system. 

2105 Denison- Julie and Ryan 

This couple just moved in a month ago, so they are learning how to care for their garden in both the front and back. The front is mostly native plants with blackberries and an orchard of cherry and apple trees. The back is deep and very private. Half of it is in the sun and houses a very large veggie garden; the shade half is full of wonderful old trees.