The community corner garden project came to life today, overcoming budget concerns with a plant donation from a neighbor and challenges accessing water. Future plans include assessing garden needs and engaging community volunteers for support.
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Let’s Grow Rogers Park: A Native Garden Project for and by the Community
It’s almost time! We’ll be planting this Saturday, May 31st, starting around 11 AM at the corner of Howard and Eastlake Terrace. I apologize for the last minute notice.I’ll have some basic tools and native plants donated by our lovely neighbor Jared. Feel free to bring any tools, snacks or plants you’d like to contribute,Continue reading “Let’s Grow Rogers Park: A Native Garden Project for and by the Community”
How a Community Survey Planted the Seeds for a Native Garden in Rogers Park
After the Galaxy’s Hedge Garden was removed, I initiated a survey to gather community opinions on a potential new garden. The survey revealed a preference for native plants and pollinator-friendly features. I plan to steward the new native garden, engaging interested community members in developing it.
Mistakes were made – What I’ve learned 3 years in
Learn from me and save yourself some headaches Expect things to get trampled (or run over by a mystery neighbor). Even the nice sign you buy will get run over by the lawn maintenance guys. Or the wind will rip a hole in it. The experience of being unexpectedly social since there isn’t a time ofContinue reading “Mistakes were made – What I’ve learned 3 years in”
Chhhhh Changes . . .
The elderberry continues to struggle. I continue to act like watering it will fix everything. A neighbor from the Roger Park Monarch Butterfly Project posted about extra sunflowers he wanted to give away. I thought that might be the perfect thing to put in the hole where the elderberry used to be. Amazing, Donbon livesContinue reading “Chhhhh Changes . . .”
Birchwood Butterfly Corner 