tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74840094002640241742024-02-19T21:19:22.452-08:00Beautiful Veggie GardenThis garden was designed by master gardener Phil Downs to be a beautiful, intensive vegetable garden for the community. His goal was to have the garden bloom all season and be an example of a very attractive garden that can be replicated throughout the city of Flint.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722004237216720317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-47763117282859553172010-06-13T13:00:00.000-07:002010-06-13T13:05:53.441-07:00In 2010 The Church Without Walls has agreed to take over the volunteer work for the Home Ave. garden. Phil will continue as mentor for the volunteers as he's done since the beginning. We expect to have another beautiful garden which will soon be producing vegetables for the local community.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323072695960552310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-44975817847170479872010-01-11T05:04:00.000-08:002010-01-11T05:08:12.690-08:002009 photo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNK2Eluw_xL2498UpPQog1ZIzKFZJLwlSppK1t9WbzhH-zUJ_P-OPdXuxxC6xi2kbLE2UwiOVu6ESVE3pnrbECKa2hNB_VdSD9YwvYA8VaWZUqOW7ZVjBG787rR52HMFRXRhNJI4EBNw/s1600-h/19236_237108046055_237058061055_3627089_1428552_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNK2Eluw_xL2498UpPQog1ZIzKFZJLwlSppK1t9WbzhH-zUJ_P-OPdXuxxC6xi2kbLE2UwiOVu6ESVE3pnrbECKa2hNB_VdSD9YwvYA8VaWZUqOW7ZVjBG787rR52HMFRXRhNJI4EBNw/s320/19236_237108046055_237058061055_3627089_1428552_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425468276784762562" border="0" /></a><br />Home Street Garden is included in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edible-Flint/237058061055?v=wall#/photos.php?id=237058061055"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Edible Flint's photo album</span></a> posted on Facebook.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-77478146468403561342009-03-14T07:08:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:10:03.891-07:00Phil does it again!What a wonderful representation of Genesee Master Gardener Volunteers at last Saturday's 2009 Keep Genesee Beautiful Community Beautification Leadership Conference, as conference attendees, and, most notably when the winners were announced for the 2008 Beautification Awards! Of the thirteen projects which received awards, six had Master Gardener involvement! Congratulations to MGV's Greg Tobin, Ginny O'Brien, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Phil Downs</span>, Carolyn Meekins, and Dora & Jacky King, and MG trainee Mildred Smith, and the MGV's who assist on these projects, we are very proud of your great work! <br />KGCB Grant proposals are available now for the 2009 season, and are due one week from today on March 20. For more information, go to: <a href="http://www.keepgeneseecountybeautiful.org/">http://www.keepgeneseecountybeautiful.org/</a> <br />and click on the 2009 Mini Grant Application tab, and check out what is involved - you may want to propose your project for one of the 2009 Ruth Mott Beautification Mini-Grants this year!Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-36299550808087217022009-03-06T05:16:00.000-08:002009-03-06T05:20:48.954-08:00Press Clips<span style="font-weight:bold;">Urban gardens gain popularity as economy stumbles</span><br />Posted by Elizabeth Shaw<br />The Flint Journal<br />March 05, 2009<br /><a href="http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/03/urban_gardens_gain_popularity.html">http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/03/urban_gardens_gain_popularity.html<br /></a><br /><br />FLINT, Michigan -- Record numbers of tax foreclosures are looming all across Genesee County this year. The Genesee County Land Bank has 2,477 vacant residential lots in the city of Flint, with city officials planning to knock down another 500 abandoned houses this year -- double last year's number.<br /> <br />But a growing army of urban agriculturists is putting a green lining on all that empty inner-city landscape, filling it with gardens that can feed the hungry, create new business opportunities and enrich people's lives.<br /> <br />It's a great way to turn eyesores into resources, said Jeff Burdick of the Genesee County Land Bank.<br /> <br />"I see it as a gold mine," agreed longtime martial arts instructor Jackie King of Youth Karate-Ka Association-Harvesting Earth Educational Farm, which opened a greenhouse and mini-farm last year on a vacant Princeton Avenue lot in Genesee Township with a $100,000 grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation.<br /> <br />"Gardening itself is nothing new. It's just where you're doing it at," said King, who said he and wife Dora grew about $5,000 worth of produce in their first season last year, with the help of about 50 neighborhood volunteers. "This is one of the best things happening right now in an age and time when things are just not the same anymore."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVtckNwDOilinofgLMC0DK6iug1wnq7vpH0YzpudIeQ1SYp9AEIZxOAHPJ7uFEjnD9hVqZJckCkz2mVDaSqsdiRNW8JljScnVFSh5zqNNAIDphVLFpLxAOzeyRTwKLWEAE-P2ko8PpCk/s1600-h/untitledphil.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVtckNwDOilinofgLMC0DK6iug1wnq7vpH0YzpudIeQ1SYp9AEIZxOAHPJ7uFEjnD9hVqZJckCkz2mVDaSqsdiRNW8JljScnVFSh5zqNNAIDphVLFpLxAOzeyRTwKLWEAE-P2ko8PpCk/s400/untitledphil.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310063951127876514" /></a><br /><br />Master Gardener and retiree Phil Downs (left), 61, shows a plant to LaVonna Huddleston of Flint while working on the vegetable garden he designed on a vacant lot controlled by the Genesee County Land Bank last year at the corner of Chestnut Street and Home Avenue in north Flint. Downs started the gardens in the spring of 2007 after reading about high rates of poverty in the city, hoping to teach the community how to grow their own vegetables instead of buying them at higher prices in grocery stores.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-10791159882655718162008-08-03T17:00:00.000-07:002008-08-03T17:03:26.358-07:00The Beautiful Vegetable Garden makes the local newspaper<h1 style="display: block;"> <br /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Gardener Phil Downs aims to feed residents, beautify city<br />By Beata Mostafavi | The Flint Journal<br />Saturday July 26, 2008, 12:03 AM<br /></b></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">FLINT, Michigan -- Sporting a straw hat under the glare of summer heat, Phil Downs strolled through the corner of a north Flint neighborhood that was once barren, abandoned and sprouting with weeds. "It was just nothing," he said.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But on a recent sizzling July morning, in the midst of vacant homes, Downs showed how the corner has literally bloomed.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The patch of land now shimmers with lush green and red leaves and is sprinkled with tomatoes, squash, sweet peas, beets and dill.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"I was told that it would never happen," said a smiling Downs, 61, while working in the eyesore-turned-vegetable-garden with a crew of community volunteers.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The soft-spoken retired Chesaning School District social worker and master gardener designed the veggie garden to spruce up the neighborhood and provide food to area residents.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Downs got in touch with the Genesee County Land Bank, whose leaders had explored the idea of urban gardening as a way to transform vacant sites and was searching for someone to help.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"It's amazing the way something can start from nothing and can become so beautiful," said Lavonna Huddleston, 40, who lives a couple of houses away from the garden. "He's doing a beautiful thing."<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Huddleston, who sometimes helps out with garden work when she sees Downs and other volunteers there, said empty spots attract trouble.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Some people even warned Downs that a vegetable garden would never last here, that someone would come along and destroy it.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">But neighbors, whom Downs calls "garden angels," watch guard over their neighborhood treasure decked with a "Keep Genesee County Beautiful" sign.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"It really does improve that corner," said Lue Flood, 67, who lives across the street and provides water for the garden. "It helps the neighborhood. Sometimes you'll see all these people out there getting food."<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Downs' vision is that gardens like this could bloom all over the city and that more locals, especially those in low-income areas, can learn how to grow their own food.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"I feel it's helping the community, giving them the opportunity to learn some skills," said Downs, who grew up on a farm and has taught garden seminars in the area.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"It gives you a chance to save money and eat healthy food."<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Downs, who spends several hours a week with other volunteers taking care of the garden, is most concerned about food safety and affordability. He also would like to see a local program that gives people access to free compost.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Access to water and a lack of compost are the biggest challenges for urban gardens, Downs said. He looked at more than 30 sites before picking this spot on the corner of Home Avenue and Chestnut Street that has sunlight but also shade from a nearby silver maple tree.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The garden lover designed the site to look like a perennial garden with plants that have different textures and heights and are divided by a weaving walking path.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Land Bank lead planner Christina Kelly said Downs' garden is a pilot project and it is hoped that more will follow.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"He's really passionate and wants people to be empowered to grow their own food and use wetlands wisely," Kelly said of Downs.<br /></span></span></span><span style="color:#003737;"><br /></span><span style="color:#003737;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"The vegetable garden he designed on this site is very attractive. It's a good example of how you can put a vacant property back into productive use. It's just extremely valuable."</span></span></span></span></p> </h1>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323072695960552310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-84294777525541872022008-08-03T16:52:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:53:21.821-07:002008 Planting Grows Beyond ExpectationWe added about four inches of compost to the existing beds before we planted this Spring. That was enough to allow the tall plants to stand upright.<br /><br />We planted both the seeds we ordered and the plants we were given. Everything has grown rapidly. Too rapidly, as it turns out, we don't have the diversity of plants we intended as the beans, squash, and tomatoes have grown so quickly that slower starting plants were shaded out.<br /><br />To eliminate the problem with our trellises failing as the fruit became heavy, we have strengthened both the long trellises and the tomato cages. So far so good. The plants were easily trained onto the trellises.<br /><br />We have begun harvesting lettuce, summer squash, and radishes. The neighbors have taken the vegetables as we wanted. The community as begun to be more involved as we hoped they would.<br /><br />We'll be having a recipe exchange/cooking demonstration in the next couple weeks.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01323072695960552310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-7754014942343164632007-12-06T11:52:00.000-08:002007-12-06T12:09:52.389-08:00Dill and the long winter's restGardeners have the habit of winter dreaming about next year - it looks like some good progress is in the works for the Applewood Gardening Initiative. Genesee County is greening up and beautifying! Stay Tuned...<br /><br /><strong>A gift from the garden.</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zu4GZIX3bHMq3Rz4VJG6e8qToVt2cT_tz-d_qnxGwVDLfaAGJ4lIHxoE2LzeOD88ftB7gj6txnNes0zgZ1BIcq2IWfg57kU8XFvJp7M4K5MyDUL2pm9PCPIMf3anJ_8IwGhp79ik4Os/s1600-h/HPIM2167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zu4GZIX3bHMq3Rz4VJG6e8qToVt2cT_tz-d_qnxGwVDLfaAGJ4lIHxoE2LzeOD88ftB7gj6txnNes0zgZ1BIcq2IWfg57kU8XFvJp7M4K5MyDUL2pm9PCPIMf3anJ_8IwGhp79ik4Os/s400/HPIM2167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140952024882401138" /></a><br /><br />Dill is the herb that Scandinavian mothers use (in a tisane) to lull their babies to sleep. Completely safe, the seeds and foliage are both useful.<br />We harvested some great dill plants at the fall garden cleanup. I didn't think they would produce, we planted them so late! We didn't harvest seed, but the plants grown in that beautiful compost were wonderful.<br /><br />I brought the plants home, dried the leaves in my handy dehydrator, and filled three spice-sized jarfuls for our gardeners. A jar of dillweed in the market runs about $3.50 these days. We got a good return on a few plants!<br /><br />I learned something else from our garden this year (I grew up in town and didn't learn gardening at my mother's knee like so many folks) - I learned to just keep planting, dill at least... it's never too late!<br />And keep planting the love of gardening and the skills to garden successfully, it's never too late for that either.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-87938820638486319062007-11-05T06:46:00.000-08:002007-11-05T06:50:51.754-08:00Spotlight!Our hardest working urban gardener was named <strong>Community Champion</strong> by the <strong>Keep Genesee County Beautiful</strong> campaign this weekend!<br /><br />Big Congratulations to Melville Kennedy!<br /><br />(You deserve it, Mel.)Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-60962198973435146452007-09-12T12:11:00.000-07:002007-09-13T13:11:55.097-07:00Garden Seminar 9/6/07This was a wonderful event, and the best send off I could want! Thanks to Jenn Hill for the pictures, and thanks to all of you for doing such great work. <br /><br />Long live the veggie garden!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qnk-vbyVCRSqHfbEzHNFXDDnO0IvZeQ8v_gd__zgnSoiILLH8RozN2ERNQ-SGxnrjazyE-_bOiGsKC1FwgP0gSIVIaTPXzhnODWd-Fy1dEJE7I658OZGh6d-t1A7ltpHQtv7UnLy8i_b/s1600-h/IMG_0256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qnk-vbyVCRSqHfbEzHNFXDDnO0IvZeQ8v_gd__zgnSoiILLH8RozN2ERNQ-SGxnrjazyE-_bOiGsKC1FwgP0gSIVIaTPXzhnODWd-Fy1dEJE7I658OZGh6d-t1A7ltpHQtv7UnLy8i_b/s400/IMG_0256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109783075010751762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkz7NC0TY6K69PmcZnDcHrc0lKk8R_L1oN5uQxyTHMzyNIXYHUpObHF_h2XHYdjKY7mRJveNKfqd2fcN9CpCL_cHs4sbJWVu8fawp13ZsshPqLp7ETsWwB7wkBikMgOH2QygRzFP8zuIZ/s1600-h/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Wish us good weather!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71NijLux250HTdUpMmR4vahbtH8LLD2tMRNscrV4nqzbRIinXyFWHYAxhJanFQQQmaxYj5m2sCm9KRxiayPs9Qraflv0JWzMV6o6Rk-6vloBzhyphenhyphencCE_R-tpmGNh_SDRDQNQnuwqwbXyY/s1600-h/HPIM1744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71NijLux250HTdUpMmR4vahbtH8LLD2tMRNscrV4nqzbRIinXyFWHYAxhJanFQQQmaxYj5m2sCm9KRxiayPs9Qraflv0JWzMV6o6Rk-6vloBzhyphenhyphencCE_R-tpmGNh_SDRDQNQnuwqwbXyY/s400/HPIM1744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106466638167221794" /></a><br />Finally, a photo of Mel! a lifesaver for this garden, among many gardens! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mLJ0ri7LNIg_GZA453uPRE4WViq0vLLmIORQCP844yaWZBdBmN78B4F-SPJ8dpCWaRlNdwryoMe47dCRaKsn6nJ3es-tgdXdu8aOoaBjEGVaVPtq7EHSSNmfGgH6umpNWuuwtRwc0N0/s1600-h/HPIM1741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mLJ0ri7LNIg_GZA453uPRE4WViq0vLLmIORQCP844yaWZBdBmN78B4F-SPJ8dpCWaRlNdwryoMe47dCRaKsn6nJ3es-tgdXdu8aOoaBjEGVaVPtq7EHSSNmfGgH6umpNWuuwtRwc0N0/s400/HPIM1741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106465182173308418" /></a><br />Make that two photos of Mel :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4nhd6WKQiurE1z4r_CpJe9SULUm_FoHB81ctXErRS6eEjrUYrjL7r8h8YH-kOhmc3_HUyuaHuO02PkvYpkWpzgAclFpoaTBhbGBO5Cq5mwWMicvs2LDOe7EMctE-B45E4ghhfMuvxtE/s1600-h/HPIM1743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4nhd6WKQiurE1z4r_CpJe9SULUm_FoHB81ctXErRS6eEjrUYrjL7r8h8YH-kOhmc3_HUyuaHuO02PkvYpkWpzgAclFpoaTBhbGBO5Cq5mwWMicvs2LDOe7EMctE-B45E4ghhfMuvxtE/s400/HPIM1743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106466264505067026" /></a><br />Hi Helen! You should get double time for this job!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7EzAr4XSnnQAEaLhFrjxWnIenQU78Xs0hh_ATCLy7hZMkX48b3Bl4n-jBHJYt5BDgba2DWuJUjGEL5k7q6SQLpFjpyxTWcVVk-KZT-ZApKPgjbqetrIoAJUU_jMc1xUV_vFBW9261BU/s1600-h/HPIM1742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7EzAr4XSnnQAEaLhFrjxWnIenQU78Xs0hh_ATCLy7hZMkX48b3Bl4n-jBHJYt5BDgba2DWuJUjGEL5k7q6SQLpFjpyxTWcVVk-KZT-ZApKPgjbqetrIoAJUU_jMc1xUV_vFBW9261BU/s400/HPIM1742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106464726906775026" /></a><br /><br />I missed getting Sharron in the camera lens this time but she donated her weed- wacker to the cause today, as well as some herbs to fill in the gaps. <br />Sharron has the nicest comments to hear while gardening, like pointing out to us "how many shades of green there are" that make the garden beautiful. The eye of the artist, that.<br />By the way, the weed-wacker wasn't needed as the Land Bank (I think) came by recently and trimmed the grass paths and the rest of the lot. (Thanks!) <br />I must say, the trimmed grass really sets off the shapes of the beds.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-65654169564372786022007-08-28T14:39:00.001-07:002007-08-28T15:26:53.916-07:00today in the gardenNo matter how late the start, a garden in August means bounty. Harvesting has begun: Mel took a couple of quarts of green and yellow wax beans over to "Lou", our water angel who lives (and gardens) across the street, and I took home some beautiful radishes and swiss chard (see the photo below). I hope Phil put the lettuce in some icy water to revive it, although he is going out to dinner this evening. He has enough for salad for a week!<br />Mel, I'm sorry I never get your photo. (He really is there every week working, come rain or shine.) And Sharron, I thought your picture turned out well!<br />By the way, last week we canvassed the neighborhood and got to meet some of the neighbors, inviting them to pick, weed, water, and come to our get together next week. <br />I think by the looks of the tomato plants and the peppers that they were the big winner with the neighbors, judging by the lack of ripened fruit. I pinched the basil and cut off some over-ripened okra, and there was a lot of beans, chard and lettuce that could have been harvested. <br />Phil discovered a tiny cucumber today, and we've all had a taste of the stevia, lettuces, cherry tomatoes of various varieties, and 'Mariachi' peppers. I am personally looking forward to the eggplant and tomatillos. I think Sharron is rooting for some sunflowers. And the corn is tasseling, and the runner beans are twining. <br />It is, as Phil dreamed it, a beautiful garden. Veggies can be beautiful. 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Inspiration for our little band of urban vegetable plotters!Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-27463229621862130282007-08-16T11:18:00.000-07:002007-08-16T11:29:27.180-07:00August 14 Work BeeWeeding and watering... and sprucing up the grounds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuyhZKlPr9YpE57vix_tmaAGv55X4JD60qhf1qRCJPQjes5og60Ec3CUFHz__98vbQXxxqhJZU_LyWfkkc54WpXBnVaJcysDEegcclfDzigbR3070hWQ67_H1YgD2ssY8KbZPxyJ5LS0/s1600-h/HPIM1544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuyhZKlPr9YpE57vix_tmaAGv55X4JD60qhf1qRCJPQjes5og60Ec3CUFHz__98vbQXxxqhJZU_LyWfkkc54WpXBnVaJcysDEegcclfDzigbR3070hWQ67_H1YgD2ssY8KbZPxyJ5LS0/s400/HPIM1544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099367095881638914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXckdLeBU8EAeRtXwGMKUzGh7tx2XTvhFh7ehVKUiT9_Zuv9yBy_6YFy0MZjoPZBLo3lXEl6JCxHnG6Ri1B62dQ0AoQ4dmMH11Y9Cs7gpMee1_Cc5zKCZ7R9edH1ylxmOMsYHKvU3ngk/s1600-h/HPIM1537.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vcb9S03MfStC4TFyhynktF8HLBad9BP6K9EpZd7Nx-c5P4gGI2s7vhAnyaPcVjuerxF1uD6nJkA8xP7MUPcGrk4oCVZDPdhQpm9NBjxjLJ-sVd1lNTBR6Q-GR_kWoJtrMuW7fboaFSE/s400/HPIM0995.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099363342080222066" /></a>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989112228749810477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-55988622111350595762007-08-14T16:59:00.000-07:002007-08-14T17:00:07.897-07:00Wow! It's looking great. I haven't been by in a couple of weeks and it looks like things just popped. Fantastic work everyone!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327647721982523150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-76121917398538678262007-08-14T06:05:00.000-07:002007-08-14T07:01:35.985-07:00Thursday 8-9-07 Workday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR_g9VB_0Obk4hfMuJ7ohX2Icoj3MpI_gTFdjPSF9M-hCovKMvbybsA_r_hZ1FmjDd4h04fZRSWIahfSZDDThgIqlwuSlrRftQzF6pIYJ4fTwXcwKvEJjj-F8r3cW6YXEV6yKnhWDRgww/s1600-h/DSCF1527.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555556916041810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR_g9VB_0Obk4hfMuJ7ohX2Icoj3MpI_gTFdjPSF9M-hCovKMvbybsA_r_hZ1FmjDd4h04fZRSWIahfSZDDThgIqlwuSlrRftQzF6pIYJ4fTwXcwKvEJjj-F8r3cW6YXEV6yKnhWDRgww/s320/DSCF1527.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlBespIEQPq3Dw8Q75-32XpSvZ_WS2lQk3AsUdCVaLsWkQ53m3k95JgAi9DlQp_GYleW4etK9HPa9W25vu78PlyaEiCr_JSUwlPehYe2vy8XQNDFcXQKyvdGbfLv-NMvzjEMVjb_SbboL/s1600-h/DSCF1528.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555565505976418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlBespIEQPq3Dw8Q75-32XpSvZ_WS2lQk3AsUdCVaLsWkQ53m3k95JgAi9DlQp_GYleW4etK9HPa9W25vu78PlyaEiCr_JSUwlPehYe2vy8XQNDFcXQKyvdGbfLv-NMvzjEMVjb_SbboL/s320/DSCF1528.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhYyKuPZXMoiRJMUAs5yKORJgy9WdEDwQn2GBKKXJTDv9MftpP8QL-J0dzUCUlTpDYEULh5zygTS_UbFf-QSSJLCZWqEB2_SDrovxPbnSgxBg4YG9HEsxaK3_PDq8lC26L0AP3kyvwRNu/s1600-h/DSCF1529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555574095911026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhYyKuPZXMoiRJMUAs5yKORJgy9WdEDwQn2GBKKXJTDv9MftpP8QL-J0dzUCUlTpDYEULh5zygTS_UbFf-QSSJLCZWqEB2_SDrovxPbnSgxBg4YG9HEsxaK3_PDq8lC26L0AP3kyvwRNu/s320/DSCF1529.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbErLhpraYoQ0ECcz5rW-xS7yDCDVfIjGgQjXLGCmUm7Tj02j_UL2ztHjygndK-I-mMY7XNbwUBTs-QG0JdwPCbHITHpLN0cdXs5-NFtF23LNIVtkzaxH9U3h2wNIk3YnqSKHY59heShg/s1600-h/DSCF1530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555582685845634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbErLhpraYoQ0ECcz5rW-xS7yDCDVfIjGgQjXLGCmUm7Tj02j_UL2ztHjygndK-I-mMY7XNbwUBTs-QG0JdwPCbHITHpLN0cdXs5-NFtF23LNIVtkzaxH9U3h2wNIk3YnqSKHY59heShg/s320/DSCF1530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8eIyfRn3pvRrO6y0SR6cCvxBgURkLPWqV1i2ARmlTu-Y8pSepj9UcAZhvJHyvRUKoyfTTTAQj189Y_5M6KRNhlb-UipOScYDz3Xysu0kbHimAvdaEknnvMGIZlkCmLHJsFH7D9a87gtT/s1600-h/DSCF1533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098555591275780242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8eIyfRn3pvRrO6y0SR6cCvxBgURkLPWqV1i2ARmlTu-Y8pSepj9UcAZhvJHyvRUKoyfTTTAQj189Y_5M6KRNhlb-UipOScYDz3Xysu0kbHimAvdaEknnvMGIZlkCmLHJsFH7D9a87gtT/s320/DSCF1533.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>These are my most recent pictures of the garden. They make for a nice before and after contrast of all the great work that has gone into the project. Thanks everyone!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zLYeNxWGa62R98NTTwBd7ZniEmk-z_jyeY3pDm0EccTC1AuUcVHkhx4IzIkAGrAfSO-GGhqmYlkE6lDsW8JF-iRNGvBxAN0C9mTLCQDtcryNSkwt-kmweetZ_sevUfNMQa85kDxwvXIq/s1600-h/DSCF1528.JPG"></a></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722004237216720317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484009400264024174.post-38347340427846411972007-08-14T05:56:00.000-07:002007-08-14T06:02:24.272-07:00The beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r3flp9fH3cB2gEkTL79hfyu-uVg4dk8wGuHiSzAS0zc4Ekc3XrbR2OI6tFt2AGCbYE0TCqcVxCIgp7APQuCGv2-hcSrOnd9L0XM3w5nqjWvBrjJDcdU4vJoWpR5yfadt6lKCb8RXF4dt/s1600-h/Home+Street+Photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098540142278416306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r3flp9fH3cB2gEkTL79hfyu-uVg4dk8wGuHiSzAS0zc4Ekc3XrbR2OI6tFt2AGCbYE0TCqcVxCIgp7APQuCGv2-hcSrOnd9L0XM3w5nqjWvBrjJDcdU4vJoWpR5yfadt6lKCb8RXF4dt/s320/Home+Street+Photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hi everyone, </div><br /><div>I decided to try a blog for the Beautiful Vegetable Garden designed by Phil and built by so much cooperation and hard work by you all! This way, I thought it might be easier to post pictures and keep them all together almost like a photo album. Here's what we started with at the corner of Home and Chestnut (310 W. Home Ave.)</div><br /><div></div>Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722004237216720317noreply@blogger.com1