Update on my street-gardens

Everybody has been asking me, "Kristin! How are those bulbs doing--the ones you planted last winter? I'm just dying to know!" So I'm giving you an update on my little gardens.

OK, nobody has actually asked me about my bulbs. But I'm still doing an update. Because these flowers make me happy every time I walk by them!

Here are photos of my two little flowerbeds. What do you think?

Apparently we have gotten a flower donation for the street, and we are going to try planting perennials. That should be exciting!

-Kristin

Gardening!

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