We are meeting so many great people as the residents drop by to see what's going on and offer their help, not to mention the continuing contributions of John Cooney's shop class. THE GARDEN NOW EXISTS!! 

Thanks to KAMSTRA's, we received a load of topsoil Wednesday morning. Miraculously, the rain held off and the wonderful E. A. Lovell students came to help us to do most of the earth moving. Teacher John brought his rototiller and within an hour we had the most beautiful earth ready for planting.  P.M. Sally, Laura and Jan headed off to use our KOBE'S donation.

Back at it the following day, and with characteristic artistic finesse, IRIS members Sally Thurlow and Jan Prebble erected branches to create structures to support red runner beans and other climbers. Meanwhile John's class installed the cedar bird house they had made,  Laura, Lisa, Liz and I planted under Sally's direction, and Mary Ellen photographed.
There is a little more to finish off next week and then we can think about art making.
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Photo credits are indicated by initials,
ST = Sally Thurlow
JC = John Cooney
JP = Janice Prebble
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BIG THANK YOUS to
MILLER COMPOST for compost
KAMSTRA'S for topsoil
KOBE's for wonderful flowering perennials
HOME DEPOT for cedar for the birdhouse

WE ARE CHUFFED!

Thanks to Cheryllynn Ireland and a great weekend for weather, all of the amphitheatre is cleared. JOB 1 is done.
Approximate dates are attached where we have them, and all women are welcome to jump in with us.

1. [CLEAR THE BENCHES] - done by April 21
2. MOVE DETRITUS FROM AMPHITHEATRE - done by John Cooney and his shop class
3. COVER WITH NEWPAPER
   
4. TRANSFER COMPOST TO GARDEN MAY 5 - again with thanks to  John Cooney and his shop class

We are looking for children, adults and families to care for the young seedlings that will be planted in the Secret Garden

 All our seedlings need is a sunny window, watering when required, and a little care!  Each seedling comes with a new pot/saucer and soil for immediate transplanting into it’s larger container.

 

If you can offer these seedlings a good home until they are planted in our ‘Y’ garden please contact

Apparently the wood can't be much older than 20 years. More questions and finally an answer. When the apartment building was built there was a children s playground installed. Later the equipment was moved to another location on the property. Still looks like an amphitheatre though.