Dumpster Success!

Wow, what an amazing turnout! I think it may have been the biggest Dumpster Day ever! Thanks to Mo, Philippe (my husband), Steven, Becky, Melinda, Sarah, Joe, Jen and Ed! Everyone who came out hauled away garbage cans and wheel barrels full of rotting lumber and rubble. Talk about fun on a hot and humid Saturday morning.

And we filled that baby! Τhe great news is that the section of the garden on Dexter Street is now completely cleared of any scrap wood. If you could have seen it several years ago you wouldn’t believe the transformation. And we made some serious progress around the pumpkin patch too.

While we all were filling the dumpster Ed and Ginger with help from Randi started work on the brick patio in the picnic table area. And Jill was hanging all the signs on everyone’s garden beautifully painted by the mystery sign painters, please reveal yourselves.

Thanks, everyone

Gretjen

To see more photos from Dumpster Day look to the column on the right hand side and click on more snapshots.

They came, they saw, they liked it!

Five judges came by on Saturday, July 5th around 9:30 a.m. …and the rain held off.  Carol, Don, Jen and myself

Judges taking a walk through the garden.

showed them around.  Carol showed them the pond, spoke to them about the city harvest program and fed them wine berries.  Don took the photos pictured here.  Jen talked to them about beneficial bugs and the upcoming bug painting art show she is planning to host at the garden.  I showed them the composters, watering system, gave them a brief history of the garden and showed them the bee hives.  They stayed about a 1/2 hour and I feel certain they were impressed with the beauty of the flowers and abundant vegetables we’ve created.

Stay tuned for “round 2″ in August.  Thanks everyone for getting out there and doing your part!

Jill