Horsham Township recognized the retirement of landscape architect James Faber, who, after 44 years, is mothballing his mowers and shelving his shears. Dino Ciliberti, in the Hatboro-Horsham Patch, reported his honorific.

The township hired Faber’s firm, McCloskey & Faber, in 1978 to provide it with landscape services.

The township attentiveness toward open spaces is somewhat atypical, at least as far as Senior Project Manager Kimberli Flanders is concerned. In assessing Farber’s long-time dedication to professional upkeep of green spaces, she commented, “[A] lot of townships don’t care that much.”

Faber’s expertise was also key in crafting the township’s first landscape ordinance. He and his firm have been part of every application, revision, and amendment to it ever since.

“We extend our well-wishes to James Faber in his upcoming retirement,” read a township Facebook post.

More on the impending exit of a valued public servant is at the Hatboro-Horsham Patch.

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Municipal landscaping in Horsham is a significant contributor to quality of life;
this video from Snead State Community College in Boaz, Ala., shows its impact elsewhere.