Today we planted a goldenrain tree on the sidewalk in front of the vacant lot! This tree, along with the seven flowering perennials planted around it, now fits into a nice row of newly planted trees on this side of Washington Avenue. As Nicki (Washington Ave. group leader) pointed out - where there was once bare sidewalk, there is now beautiful greenery and life on the block!
We finished with workday with a community planning session. Community participants shared their hopes for the garden-to-be as well as initial design ideas and plant choices. With enough support, we could be breaking ground in the coming weeks.
06/08/2017
This week at Washington Ave, a small group of hardworking volunteers worked in the vacant lot, pruning and weeding invasive plants, and getting the fence line ready for a garden installation in the coming weeks.
We finished the workday by maintaining the tree pit gardens planted last year - after a little weeding, watering, and fresh mulch, the tree pits are looking good!
06/01/2017
This year, the Washington Ave. Greenspace group will have permission to work in the vacant lot at Washington and King - building off a great first year of tree-planting and streetscape work. This week, group leader Nicki Little and I looked at last year's plantings and walked the vacant lot to get inspired for this summer. Nicki shared dream designs and plant lists for the garden-to-be and defined a set of goals for the next two months. As we chatted, a handful of neighbors walked by and expressed excitement for joining the effort. Next week, we'll have our first workday - clearing weeds and debris and getting ready for workdays to come.