Saving a couple of old mahoganies

This looks like an ad for the New Mod Squad or something, but it's a bunch of folks celebrating the relocation of a couple of trees. From left, front row: Crissy Yablonsky Rubin, from the Blonde Tulip florist, Liliana Dones of TreeWatch and Amador Suarez of the Blonde Tulip. In the back row, from left: Steve Duncan from Miami-Dade Public Works, David Cardenas from Miami-Dade Public Works, David Barco of the Blonde Tulip and Santiago Villegas of TreeWatch.


TreeWatch got involved to save two mahogany trees, shown here, that were slated for removal as part of the SW 27th Avenue streetscape project. Liliana and Santiago managed to get the trees saved and moved to the Seminole Boat Ramp area. They were even instrumental in their placement, as the spot where the County had chosen would have blocked the incredible view of Sailboat Bay from the hill on Mary Street, so thanks to TreeWatch, the trees were moved over a bit and the bay view was preserved as well as a view of the palm tree/park bench sculpture, which the trees would have blocked.


The Blonde Tulip crew was on hand to celebrate the saving of the trees. The Blonde Tulip has been busy lately, Pearl Meyer, owner of the flower shop, was part of the Real Housewives of Miami shoot last week at Villa Mayfair. The Blonde Tulip was responsible for making the place look beautiful for the production. Marysol Patton and her Patton Group was celebrating their 10th anniversary. Photos here. But where was Mama Elsa? I actually see Marysol and Mama at The Fresh Market often, as Mama lives just a few blocks away.