A small but mighty group has been steadfast in stewarding to this gem of a vacant lot throughout the years. Tucked away on Shepard Street, this space is a calm retreat on a busy street. This year, we worked on maintaining the space by adding fresh mulch throughout all the planted areas. The group also provided regular upkeep of the space by regularly weeding, picking up trash, and mowing.
Tonight Tanya hosted a cook-out to celebrate all of the hard work that took place at the park this summer. She cooked up some delicious food, including grilled eggplant. It was a nice chance to chat with one another, to reflect, and to think about the future.
Nina, Tanya, and I walked through the park to record the plants we planted and to set goals for next summer. As we surveyed the plants, a beautiful Monarch butterfly joined us! Next summer they plan to fix the fence, perhaps with a mural design contest.
Rich and his youth will continue working Tuesday nights with Nina until school starts. They have a plan to water and to create a brick border (with 50 bricks).
All in all this was a fun project which wouldn't have been possible without all of the neighbors pitching in from once to a few times, to every week. I know I will personally miss this group a ton!
Social
07/26/2017
We planted new hostas around our Dogwood tree and touched up one of the rows of perennials with a couple of lambs ears. The kids weeded and raked the paths. They also watered the plants extensively, and of course, made sure to water themselves as well.
Planting
07/25/2017
Today the team mulched, dug holes in preparation for planting tomorrow, and watered. The mulch will protect the plants in the circle. We also had some fun looking for worms!