ADOPT A GARDEN PROGRAM
Program Description: The Highland Downtown Development Authority’s (HDDA) Adopt-A-Garden Program provides a way for members of the community to participate in the beautification and maintenance of our gardens and to enhance experience in Downtown Highland. The Adopt-A-Garden Program also helps us to strengthen ties with our community and bring fellow gardeners together towards a common goal.
Why Adopt-A-Garden? Volunteer gardeners can use their creativity and show off their gardening skills to the thousands of visitors who frequent or drive through our community during the summer months.
Who can adopt? Individuals (18+), Families, School/Community/Church Groups, Local Businesses.
To apply fill out form below and send to highlanddda@gmail.com
NATIVE GARDENS & LANDSCAPING
Like Highland itself, Downtown Highland’s streetscape is unique and close to nature.  Over 5,000 acres of State Recreation Area is at our Downtown’s backdoor and we are celebrating our natural environment by bringing some nature into our streetscape.
The benefits of native landscaping include not only beauty, but water savings, wild-life attraction such as butterflies and birds and no need for fertilizing as it is adapted to our environment.
Our gardens consist of many native plants including: black-eyed Susan's, butterfly weed, and wild onions. It takes time for native gardening to balance itself and this year it is doing just that.   While we have also added bug houses to benefit the plants, some annuals for consistent color and we are not done yet. We've also included new interpretative signage about the history in the area and information about native landscaping.
This project is ongoing and this summer you will notice volunteers weeding, dead heading, switching some native plants for others that will be more appropriate for the space they are located.  If you're interested in joining the effort give us a ring.  You will not only be making your downtown beautiful but learn about the benefits of native landscaping.
THE STREETSCAPE PROJECT
The streetscape was a bricks and mortar development project planned for the Highland Station downtown business district. This imperative project included improvements and a major facelift for our downtown.
Highland's downtown is no different than a home; from time to time it needs some T.L.C. Quite frankly, parts of Highland Station were showing their age. It's was time we invest in our community, and at the same time, made the downtown a more pedestrian-friendly community!
The project included new sidewalks on both sides of Milford Road from M-59 south to Snook's Butcher's Shoppe/Colasanti's Produce. As well as the north side of East Livingston Road from Milford Road to Maher Feed & Pet Supply.