Freedom Park Garden Update July 2013

We're baack!   Sorry for the long delay on the Update.  I blame it on climate change-or Canada.

 

At any rate I am back on the job and will tell you, briefly, what's been going on.

The Garden is doing well. Spring bloomers included butterfly weed, St john's wort, milkweed, wine cups, hawk-weed, and larkspur, pictured from top to bottom in June 16 article below.  Bluebirds again nested in our bluebird box (thanks to Art Hurt who put the box up and to Meta Larsson, our local reporter who keeps an eye on it).

 

Eighty fourth grade students at Mary Lin Elementary School recently planted over 120 plants in the Garden under the auspices of the Trees Atlanta new Youth Education Program.  Lauren Sandoval, Coordinator of the program, said that Trees Atlanta, "is very excited" about the program which will be done in many Atlanta schools.  For further information contact Lauren at lauren@treesatlanta.com 404 681-4898.   See pictures of the event in May 19 post below.

 

On March 19 we gave a presentation on the Garden to the Candler Park Neighborhood Association.    CPNO was very impressive. Hope we were to them as well.

Last July members from surrounding neighborhoods got together and weeded and mulched the  Garden. The event was organized by Barry Atwood, Volunteer Coordinator for the Freedom Park Improvement Committee. Yes, pictures here.

 

The DeKalb Master Gardener's Association has moved on the other projects and so will no longer be affiliated with the garden. Thanks much to them and to Phil Edwards, without whom there would be no garden.

 

The Freedom Park Improvement Committee, a subcommittee of the Freedom Park Conservancy, has stepped in to fill the gap. Carol Gregory of that committee will be the volunteer coordinator for the garden.

 

Atlanta Audubon Society will continue to be involved. There is a link to our blog on their website, www.atlantaaudubon.org