ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
Khalif Moore, 19, handles the mowing while Jaleel Buie, 17, weeds a flower bed in the 7000 block of Ogontz Avenue. They join other teens from MLK High School in running the landscaping business Teens Go Green.
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In West Oak Lane, teens learn the landscaping trade
For their next visit, she requests an apple tree.
Before long, the salon's screen door claps open.
"What a beautiful job!" shouts beautician Earline Gallashaw, standing on the sidewalk, her mouth agape.
Then she makes her plea. "I need help."
When Gallashaw moved into her house a few blocks away, her "huge" yard was a mess of weeds, brushes, and fallen trees. After paying to have it cleared, it's now a barren wasteland. She dreams of grass and flowers, but "my husband can't do it by himself. He thinks he can, but he's too old."
Laughing, Daniels hands her a card.
Walking away, Gallashaw is sold.
"Oh, Lord, it needs help," she says, shaking her head, stepping back into the salon.
Teens Go Green
For more information on Teens Go Green and its landscaping services, contact the Urban Tree Connection at 215-877-7203.
Contact staff writer Kia Gregory at 215-854-2601 or kgregory@phillynews.com.
