KDB Initiatives

The mission of the Keep Douglasville Beautiful Community Gardens is to provide Douglasville residents living in USDA-designated “food deserts” sustainable access to high quality, fresh produce.  The Mill Village Community Garden, located at 6302 Johnson Street in the Mill Village neighborhood, was established in the Spring of 2020 through a grant from Keep America Beautiful and the dedicated work of two AmeriCorps VISTAs.    

The Garden has eight raised beds, that are used to grow vegetables and herbs, as well as multiple varieties of fruit trees and shrubs planted throughout the property.  All produce grown in the garden is free for community members to take care of and to harvest. The garden is maintained by Keep Douglasville Beautiful and supported by community volunteers.  In addition to planting and growing, Keep Douglasville Beautiful also schedules workdays for large- and small-scale garden improvement projects. Volunteers are always welcome and greatly appreciated.

Keep Douglasville Beautiful in cooperation with DeNyse Signs and Douglas UnitE has set up a downtown gaming area in Plaza East. The address is 6661 Church Street. There is a cement ping pong table and corn hole boards for the public to enjoy.

Ping Pong paddles and balls as well as corn hole bags will be available for checkout if not in use, at the following locations:

Douglasville Welcome Center
12385 Veterans Memorial Highway
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Douglas County Chamber of Commerce
6658 Church Street, Monday
Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note: Driver’s license is required for checkout.

The National Wildlife Federation and local municipalities across the country have created the Mayors' Monarch Pledge to help stem the serious decline of the iconic monarch butterfly population. Butterflies are vital "pollinators" in our ecosystem.

Keep Douglasville Beautiful is spearheading this effort for Mayor Robinson, and she proclaimed February 2, 2017 as "Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day”.

This garden is also part of the Douglas County Butterfly Trail.

• Site Plan
• Butterfly Heroes - find out how you can help

Keep Douglasville Beautiful is proud to have spearheaded the Douglasville Military Honor Garden. Created as a place to celebrate the honor and courage that members of the Douglasville military community have displayed during their service to our country, the Douglasville Military Honor Garden welcomes visitors to a place of beauty for those who wish to pay tribute to the brave military men, women, and families who sacrifice for our freedoms.

The garden is a beautiful public space, built with the support of citizens, service organizations, and businesses in our community for the benefit of the community. Memorial trees, garden spaces, markers, and benches are placed throughout the garden to create a vibrant, social space to enjoy and inspire.

• Video about the construction of the Military Honor Garden
  
• Article about the Military Honor Garden
• Donate to future improvements and additions at the Military Honor Garden
• Military Honor Garden brochure

Supporters

Special thanks to the below supporters who contributed to the Military Honor Garden project.

Monetary Donations

• Keep Douglasville Beautiful
• City of Douglasville
• Douglas County Lions Club
• Ama-Kanasta Garden Club
• Julie Camp
• Paul Laseter
• Leslie Green
• GreyStone Power Corporation
• Ralph and Patricia Urbas
• John Hufstetler
• Anita and Terry Selman
• Mike and Leila Ruggiero
• Garey McManus
• Susanne Hudson
• West Georgia Board of Realtors
• Robert D. Coats, Attorney at Law
• The Green Tree Day Spa
• Dorothy Padgett
• Premier Association Management, Inc.
• Cindy Morley
• LCDR and Mrs. Victor Leonard, USN Ret. Republic Services
• Georgia ReLeaf Grant from the Georgia Urban Forest Council
• Mercer University
• J.H. & Patsy Banks
• Tammi Duckworth
• Bluegrass Materials Company
• James and Linda Weeks
• Mr. and Mrs. Max Graham
• Whitley Garner At Rosehaven Funeral Home
• Vulcan Materials Company

In-Kind Donations and Services

• Niles Bolton Associates
• NWGA Recycling
• Hughes-Ray Company, Inc.
• Victor Stanley
• Alternative Environments
• Accent Nursery
• Barnett Irrigation
• DeNyse Companies
• Douglasville ACE Hardware
• Douglasville WinlectricBelgard
• Jackson Paving
• West Georgia Green Association
• NG Turf
• Peach State Amenities

Photos

November 11, 2017