From the creative-gardening department: Seola’s planted pothole

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Dawnelle just shared this photo, explaining:

Someone planted spring flowers in our long-term pothole here on Seola Beach Drive SW! I doubt that the pothole patrol will ever fix it, it’s been there for a couple of years now. Looks nice, huh?

We’re not sure whose jurisdiction the planted pothole’s in – Seattle, Burien, and unincorporated King County all have shares of that general area – but, for those within city boundaries, here’s the latest on the pothole-repair picture.

ADDED 12:56 PM: Heard back from Dawnelle, who says this is on the city side.

WEDNESDAY MORNING NOTE: Dawnelle says in comments that the pothole-repair crew showed up this morning.

Right On February 22, 2011 (12:04 pm)

LOVE it.

Rick February 22, 2011 (12:08 pm)

Awwwwwwwwwwww

Wednesday February 22, 2011 (12:09 pm)

Great idea, this way you can see and avoid. Unfortunately I’m sure some people would just delibertly run over them and ruin the flowers.

DaveB February 22, 2011 (12:21 pm)

Has anyone notified the pothole patrol? I filled out their online form a coue weeks ago and the issues were addressed in a couple days. I notified them of another one last night and they were there in 15 minutes (I know that was a stroke of luck but it was damned impressive).

http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/potholereport.htm

miws February 22, 2011 (12:22 pm)

Not a bad idea!

That seems like a nice solution for the Fairmount east of Hiawatha pothole, and the northwest corner of 39th & Fauntleroy pothole! ;)

Mike

J February 22, 2011 (12:51 pm)

For some fun examples of other creative mini gardens check out the pot hole gardener blog

http://thepotholegardener.com/about/

WSB February 22, 2011 (12:55 pm)

Thanks, J … in this wide wide world, figures somebody would make a specialty of it :)

PeeDub February 22, 2011 (12:54 pm)

I love the caption under one of the photos on the pothole report page: “Pothole Rangers work hard to keep Seattle’s streets safe and smooth.” I don’t know about anyone else, but most pothole repairs I encounter have gone from being a big hole in the road, to being a big LUMP in the road. Still far from being “smooth”!

sun*e February 22, 2011 (8:45 pm)

@J – Too funny! It’s like the adage “When life gives you lemons make lemonade.” – “When the road gives you potholes make cute little gardens in ’em”… forever the optimist. :-)

Dawnelle Anderson February 23, 2011 (9:38 am)

The pothole rangers were here at 8:45 am and fixed the pothole! Took them about 30 minutes, maybe. Thanks for putting the picture up on the blog, maybe that did it- or the king 5 report last night. Whatever, I’m glad it’s fixed!

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