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The sidewalk strip is the strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the street.  It has no official name, and people call it many things.  A median strip, a parking strip, a terrace, a boulevard or a hell strip, among other names<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/garden/27garden.html Planting the Strip Between Sidewalk and Street]<ref>.

The sidewalk strip is the strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the street.  It has no official name, and people call it many things.  A median strip, a parking strip, a terrace, a boulevard or a hell strip, among other names<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/garden/27garden.html Planting the Strip Between Sidewalk and Street]</ref>.

Depending on where you live and your climate, this strip can be subjected to very harsh conditions.  Especially in the northern urban areas, where cold winters, heavy foot traffic and the salt in the winters can kill virtually anything you plant.

Depending on where you live and your climate, this strip can be subjected to very harsh conditions.  Especially in the northern urban areas, where cold winters, heavy foot traffic and the salt in the winters can kill virtually anything you plant.