Historical September–October 2000 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Big winners this year at the Block Unit1035 Community Garden (5800 Westminster) and the McPherson Community Garden (59XX McPherson).
In the Gateway Greening Urban Garden Contest, the Block Unit 1035 Community Garden took first place for the “Best Community Garden.” Individual winners from the Block Unit 1035 Garden for “Best Raised Beds” were Jesse Brown and Katrina Stierholtz.
The McPherson Community Garden won honorable mention in the same category with individual winners recognized for “Best Raised Beds” Abram Ware, Ann. O’Brien, and Heather Ranier all taking prizes.
The gardens were awarded with gift certificates to local nurseries and the individual gardeners received memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden.
The Block Unit 1035 Garden also won, the prize for the “Best Non-Traditional Scarecrow;” Mrs. Dever’s “Bride and Groom” scarecrows were seen earlier this year at the Breakfast Garden tour where they were a big hit.
The McPherson Community Garden was a host garden in the Post Dispatch Great Garden Tour held this summer. Celebrity Host Glen Kopp from the MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN greeted tourgoers and answered their gardening questions. More recently, the McPherson Garden hosted an evening event called “Dessert and Discussion in the Garden,” addressing the needs of the “end of summer gardening.” The University Extension provided the speaker for the event with Gateway Greening. Albert Nelsen, a master gardener/Horticulturist offered many suggestions on how to care for lawns and gardens as the warm season winds down, and how to take advantage of the changing temperatures to make the most of the cool season crops and care of grasses, trees, and plants. Thanks to Ann Gachuhi, Horticultural Specialist with University Extension at the Kemp Center at the MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, who helped us ‘create this event. Congratulations to the many neighbors who contribute to the constant success of our neighborhood Community Gardens.
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Neighborhood community gardens. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2000.
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