Author: corspringsgarden

On Saturday, January 21, we had an amazing work/play/gather day!  Community gardeners, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, some Rotarians and garden friends all turned out to help!  We are so grateful!  The weather was beautiful, the mood cheerful, and so much got done, as you will see in the photos to follow.

We built five new garden plots, which were immediately turned over to eager gardeners ( we will build more plots as soon as we can to accommodate those on the waiting list).

Girl Scouts working on building a new plot

Some members of the Boy Scouts and their scoutmaster  fixed up  our donated large picnic table!

The Girl Scouts were a big part of the picking and gathering of fresh beautiful veggies such as broccoli, cabbage, spinach, lettuce and others,for donation!  Mainly from the donation row crops and the Girl Scouts “slice” of the mandala garden, and also from individual gardeners.  Thank you to all who donated!

As of a few days ago, we have donated a total of 106 lbs. of food!!!  We are excited about being part of this great community in this way!

Come join us!

 

We are filling up the Mandala/Circle – see the photos  above-

and the following photos capture moments in the garden where so much life is growing

The following five (5)  photos were taken by talented photographer Cheryl Harker Devlin:  They are too rich to experience more than a few at a time.  More to come very soon!

– photo by one of our gardeners, Jen Russon.  Jen also blogs about good food and eating.

photographed by the garden’s resident photographer Cheryl Harker Devlin.

The next few photos are by the community garden committee:

With growing plants come butterflies, bees and garden friends….

For the last couple of months, we have been fortunate to have Troop 10717 working in the garden:  they have taken responsibility for one row crop, a slice of the circle garden, and nurture plants along the entrance fence.  We are so delighted to have them!

Some of Troop 10717 in front of their veggies:

The garden is looking so beautiful!  Walk around and you see tomatoes, eggplant, Taro, all kinds of lettuces, spinach, amaranth, marigolds, broccoli, cauliflower…. and more…

Take a breath and you breathe in the delightful fragrances of rosemary, basil, mint…. and not just one kind of each but thai basil, chocolate mint, lemon basil…

Stop and look at the lake and the see the birds diving, the butterflies flying… See one gardener over here watering.  Over there, two are laughing and exchanging advice about gardening, clippings of herbs, tomatoes, peppers and seeds.

Lettuces, and spinaches are ripe to be harvested regularly, and gardeners are patiently waiting on tomatoes!  There are strawberries ripening! For the next few months, something will be ready to be harvested and enjoyed, while lots of other things are growing!

Here are some pics.  More will follow.

I leave the garden with lettuce and broccoli from my plot, rosemary and lemon grass from one neighbor, chocolate mint from another, and a smile on my face.

A neighbour gardener tells me he’s been thrilled to supply his family with lettuce for months – fresh, delicious lettuce he’d grown with his own hands, rather than purchased at the grocery store.

Everyone’s walking around wondering how the holidays are already upon us.  Happy Holidays to All!

It has been a very busy time for the garden.  We are loving the cooler weather.  Down here in Zone 10/South Florida,  it began to cool off sufficiently in September for many of the vegetables we love to grow properly.  Gardeners were busy planting seeds and plants mostly in September, some a little earlier, some a little later.

Our garden plots are full!  And they are beautiful!  Pictures will follow in the next little while.

We have quite a waiting list!  Many of you have requested plots,  We are pleased to report that we anticipate building new plots, with the first ones to be built within the next couple of months.  We will let people on the waiting list know as soon as they are available.  Please call if you are interested in a plot.  We apologize in advance if we take a little time getting back to you.  We are all volunteers with full-time jobs but we love the garden and are grateful for the city of Coral Springs’s support!

The 2011/2012 South Florida gardening season is upon us!  The new garden plot contracts are ready to download.  Click on the page at the top.  See you in the garden!

photo by Cheryl Harker Devlin

Already we are planting seeds. Before we know it, it will be time for plants…

New This Year: Community Gardening Area

This year, besides individual plots, which have yielded a beautiful multiplicity of food, color and burgeoning friendships, we will also be planting a large circular wheel/mandala garden whose intention is for organizations and groups  to be responsible for a “slice,” planting food plants and some beneficial flowers, and donating the proceeds to food banks.

We are also designing common areas  with plants that will beautify, attract and feed native butterflies, birds, beneficial insects and humans, discourage harmful insects,  provide wind-break and shelter, and yield opportunities for community education and service.

Come renew or sign up for a garden plot (click tab for garden plot contract at the top) or volunteer for the common garden area.

 

Join us on facebook, usually the first place to learn about garden events and workdays.  See the link on the right.

Photos by Cheryl Harker Devlin