New Garden featuresThis week brought our garden bench, new plants, and a fresh cut.
One day Chuck noticed some interesting stones partially sunk into the ground at the side of the garden and found some marvelously interesting moss covered blocks as well as a large slab of stone. Using these he crafted a wonderful bench for visitors to stop awhile and enjoy the growing garden.
Friends of the garden and new fans continued to drop by and bring new plants. This week several visitors have donated more flowering plants, we now have moon flowers, black eyed susans and verbena, just to name a few.
New flower beds have been dug out and planted along the southern side. Some of the tomatoes were moved to their own bed and are doing well in their new homes.
Edging, weeding, mowing and other work has kept the garden looking bright and well maintained. Plenty of rain helped the spring like growing weather stay a little longer and of course the grass grew with record speed.
Part of our success is a network of community gardens in our city who communicate with the help of Grassroots Gardens. We've learned that the garden at Dewitt has some surplus Mulch, and will be picking that up soon. The mulch will help with water conservation and weed abatement, plus it adds a nice surface look to the beds.
We do have room for even more plants, and welcome all visitors. Do stop by soon - remember to mark July 21th on your Calendar for our garden BBQ and sign unveiling.
