The Garden is..... PLANTED!!!!

It was quite an exciting, beautiful spring day today in the Gather and Grow Friendship Garden!!!  Today we were a United Way Day of Caring site and had approximately 10 volunteers from Target stores (both north and south sides).  These volunteers did a fabulous job of putting down newspaper and mulching the garden, helped our Garden Enrichment students plant the garden, and even helped put siding on the garage where the garden tools are stored.  They were incredibly hard workers and helped completely make over our garden space.  Check out the photos below to see the progress!!!

Some Target volunteers (including the grandson of
one volunteer) help make trellises for specific plants
to climb up when they grow (like cucumbers!)

Here are some volunteers that were taking
mulch from a large pile and spreading it on the garden.

The Target volunteer spread out the mulch
evenly to make sure that all of the grass
was covered.  We covered the grass
to make it easier to upkeep the garden so
we didn't have to mow the grass.

Here is a garden enrichment student planting
some seeds in the garden while Amy and Lisa make sure
it was done correctly.

Scott uses his hand and a garden tool
to make a row for some seeds.

HERE IT IS!!!  The garden is completely planted
and has most of the fence up and in place. 

We'll have updates as the plants start to sprout.  In the mean time, feel free to stop by anytime in person to check out the garden!  It is quite a site to be seen.  We ask that you be respectful of the area and do not walk in the beds where we've planted but as you can see there is plenty of other space to walk and observe. 

REMINDER!  On Friday May 17th there is the Art Show and Sale at First Congregational Church featuring artwork by Johnson School of the Arts students!!!  You HAVE to check out the digital photography enrichment prints among many other things!  See you there from 5-7pm!