Yesterday I ran into three people working on the flowerbeds in front of our building. I had always wondered who did the planting, and it turns out it is a group of volunteers. So this morning, I helped plant bulbs in the flowerbeds in front of my building... and worked on another flowerbed up on Broadway.All that digging is hard work! And it gave me a newly heightened dislike of people who let their dogs poop in flowerbeds. Who does that?! But I can definitely see the attraction of gardening. You get to see some results right away--I felt like the areas we worked on looked better when we are done. Just removing trash is a big deal. And also, you know that, come spring, there will be beautiful flowers! So I hope to be an active volunteer in the 137th street beautification project. We're also going to try to get a garden plot in the community garden at Riverbank State Park (fingers crossed).
Here is a picture of us digging today. If anybody is interested, I'm posting links to the facebook group and a description of the group on a donation website called ioby.
Any of you gardeners have a suggestion for the two beds in front of our building? Or for a smallish plot in a community garden? Any gardening advice for a brand new gardener?
-Kristin
2 comments:
If you are interested in day lilies I know where you could get some...
This is a really great project. I feel sooo claustrophobic in a city and whenever I see a green space or flowers I breathe a bit better. I think this is such a great thing for you to do!
My it is dad gifting you the love of gardening. I know you have been thinking about wanting to garden for a little while now.
You must be getting the warm days we got. You don't look like you are dressed for the cold in this picture.
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