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Volunteers gather on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, from 9:00am until 11:00am. We announce which garden we’ll be working on the day before each gathering, so check this page to see where we will be meeting.

APESTC Greening — St John’s Island Tree Planting

Wednesday's Greening will begin at St. John"s Island to replace a tree that had recently been vandalized. Depending on the DPW schedule, who will be digging 3 new tree pits, volunteers will then go to 1606 Sewall Avenue. Otherwise, autumn garden cleanup will begin on Lake Avenue at the Children's Garden.

SUG (Spontaneous Urban Gardening) Children’s Garden

Children’s Garden 372 Lake Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

There will be a SUG on Friday, 11/3/23 beginning at 9:30 AM at the Children's Garden on Lake Avenue east of Heck Ave. Volunteers will be doing a final autumn cleanup of the gardens on Lake Ave getting therm prepared for winter.

APESTC Greening — Children’s Garden

Children’s Garden 372 Lake Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Wednesday's ESTC Greening (11/8/23) will be the planting of Spring bulbs beginning at the Children's Garden on Lake Avenue just east of Heck Avenue.

APESTC Greening — Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge Garden 104 Grand Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

The ESTC received permission from the City Manager and City Engineer to clean up and plant Spring bulbs at the Rainbow Bridge Memorial Garden on Lake Ave at the south end of Kennedy Park.  The park is still being remodeled and no one is allowed on the grounds but you volunteers got clout! We will… Read More »APESTC Greening — Rainbow Bridge

APESTC Greening — Pivinski Park/Civil War Garden

Pivinski Park Grand Ave & Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Wednesday's ESTC greening will begin and end at the Civil War Garden on Cookman and Grand Avenue from 9-11am. Pruning and planting are on the agenda.

APESTC Greening — Gratitude Garden

Gratitude Garden 829-861 Bangs Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Saturday's ESTC Greening 9-11 AM will be at Gratitude Garden and City Hall for pruning, deadheading and possibly Spring bulb planting.

APESTC Greening — Trolley Triangle

Trolley Triangle 8th Ave & Emory Street, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

On Saturday morning, we'll clean up the garden at Trolley Triangle... weather permitting!

APESTC Greening — 5th Avenue Lake Gardens

Garden of Tears and Hope (Butterfly Garden) (5th Avenue) 301-399 Fifth Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

It appears that we will be enjoying a warmer day on Saturday, 12/9/23, so there will be an ESTC Greening on the 5th Avenue side of Sunset Lake near Owen's Garden. The grasses along the lake need to be trimmed and bundled away.

APESTC Greening – Pollinator Garden

Pollinator Garden Heck Street & lake ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Wednesday's weather will be chilly but the warmest of the week so there will be a Greening from 9-11 AM beginning at the Pollinator Garden on Lake and Heck Aves. Tom

APESTC Greening — Children’s Garden

Children’s Garden 372 Lake Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Mother/Father Nature has decided to alter garden schedules in order for garden enthusiasts (volunteers) to continue keeping physically and emotionally fit pruning, raking and tending our city's 25 gardens. Saturday's Greening will pick up where we left off at Wednesday Greening, namely the Children's Garden and eastward on Lake Avenue. It will be chilly at… Read More »APESTC Greening — Children’s Garden

APESTC Greening — Merchants’ Park

Merchant’s Park 172 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

Imagine! Greening in February. Who'd have thunk? Saturday's Greening won't really be a true greening since the work to be done in the gardens is trash collecting. We will begin at Merchants Park (Main and Cookman), amble over to Press Plaza (Cookman and Mattison) and end at The Civil War garden (Cookman and Grand. 

APESTC Greening — Civil War Garden

Pivinski Park Grand Ave & Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United States

We're back! Well, maybe! Saturday's weather is supposed to be rain but of late I have become skeptical of forecasts so there will be a cleanup Greening at the Civil War Garden on Grand and Cookman. However, if it is raining, stay in bed.