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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Bloom Day May - Strathcona Plots

Today I went to Strathcona Park and to see the community garden plots.  They seem like a good size.  They were brought to my attention by Stevie from Garden Therapy.  It's only $10/year to become a member plus $5/year for a plot.  This includes water and overhead costs.  I'm interested but might wait a few more weeks until I have things straightened around.
They have started a new triangle of plots to keep up with the demand.  You can see some volunteers hard at work setting things up below.
Seeing as I have nothing blooming, I also nabbed some photos.  The older portion is filled with a mixture of vegetables and flowers.  It's really nice even just to walk through.  Now I need to continue with the job search!
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6 comments:

  1. LauraMay 15, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Nice blooms! I haven't been to that community garden, but it looks nice. Great price too!

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  2. ClaudeMay 15, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    I'm not aware of any community gardens in my area of the world, but it may be an idea that's just beginning to start up here... anyway, it looks like a great place to get your horticultural instincts going... I definitely think it's a good idea for you... Good luck on the job hunt!

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  3. JulieMay 16, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    What a wonderland!

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  4. Stephanie from GardenTherapy.caMay 16, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    Darn, I wish you watered my plot when you were there :)

    If you are interested in a plot - there is a waiting list. You become a member by coming to a work party on the last Sunday of every month. The next one is May 30th. Hope to see you there!

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  5. UnknownMay 16, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    In Portland we have a very long waiting list for most of our community gardens and they are more expensive. Hope you can get one!

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  6. AaerelonMay 17, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    I just realized I didn't respond to anyone on this post! I'm a really bad person...

    @Laura, it's a bit far but you should definitely take a look if you can.

    @Claude, you could start one! I applied to 13 more firms today so hopefully something pans out.

    @Julie, sure is!

    @Stevie, I would have watered it if I had known! I think I'll be there on the 30th.

    @Ficurinia, I'm hoping I won't have to wait too long. There are a bunch of new plots so hopefully that will shorten the wait times.

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