Township Hopes Garden Will Be 'Adopted'

Lower Saucon Township is looking for local organizations or groups willing to adopt a native plant garden in the township's Kingston Park, which is located on Limpar Lane. 

"Ella’s Garden," which is adjacent to the historic Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse on Countryside Lane, is dedicated to Ella Ringhoffer Kingston, who attended the one-room school as a young girl.

"The park property was donated to the township in 2005 by Ella Kingston’s son, Dr. Richard Kingston, to be used as a recreational area or park in memory of his late mother," the township explained in a news release posted on its website. "Scheduled to be dedicated this fall, the park includes a parking area, paved walkways, restrooms and a picnic pavilion that will be used by the groups of schoolchildren who visit the schoolhouse to recreate the experience of attending a one-room schoolhouse from the 19th century."

Ella’s Garden is planted with a variety of herbaceous native plants and shrubs, and requires periodic monitoring and removal of non-native and invasive species, the township said. 

Any groups that are interested in adopting the garden's care and maintenance should contact Diane Palik at the township at 610-865-3291 or adminasst@lowersaucontownship.org.