Historical June 1998 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The spring work weekends for the McPherson Garden are over and the garden looks wonderful. Eight new raised beds were made.
We now have roughly sixty raised beds and the waiting list is small once again.
The alley side of the garden has been cleaned up and straightened out.
The garden is spruced up and looks great.
The butterfly garden and sunflower garden in the center of the raised beds have come back from last year and are very healthy. Also, the wildflower garden and common gardens out front are bursting out of the ground with a vengeance (as are the weeds, but we are keeping on top of them).
We are working on some special gardens out in front in the tree lawn. Michelle Pike is creating a very special flower garden, with a flagstone path.
It is going to be a beautiful addition to the McPherson Garden. More flowers have been planted in front near the sidewalk, and other plantings and projects will continue during the summer.
On Saturday. May 16. the McPherson Garden had a bar-be-cue with the gardeners from Block Unit 1035 Garden and members of Gateway Greening— sponsors of the gardens along with the SDCC.
There was a big turnout. Gardeners enjoyed meeting each other and sharing gardening tips.
The Block Unit 1035 Garden is being built under the direction of Ronnie Haliburton at 5838 Westminster and still has a little work left.
It looks wonderful already!
The Block Unit 1035 gardeners have been working hard and are building a great garden. Both gardens have received many generous donations of plants from the ”Great Perennial Divide,” and the help we have received from the SDCC staff, Operation BrightSide, Vivi Wolf (Neighborhood Stabilization Officer), and especially Gateway Greening has been fantastic.
When you are out for a stroll. come take a walk by our gardens.
We think you will like what you see.
Original photograph caption
Neighbors establishing Block Unit1035Community Garden. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1998.
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Original source: SD_Times1998_06.pdf, printed page(s) 6, 7; PDF page(s) 6, 7.
