We'll begin at the Gratitude Garden, pulling weeds and spreading mulch. As time permits, we'll continue over to Merchant's Park

On Wednesday morning, we'll work to remove the shrubs and small trees growing out of the bulkhead on Lake Ave. This will be a pruning exercise led by our own budding arborist, Gabriella. We will gather at the AP Garden (the roses planted in the shape of "AP") on Lake Ave and Emory St. and… Read More »APESTC Greening – Lake Avenue bulkhead (meet at the AP Roses)

We will resume pruning growth on the Lake Ave bulkhead starting at Grand Ave. Volunteers will then move to the Rainbow Bridge Garden on Lake and Emory St. for weeding and planting of Thundercloud Sedums. ALERT! If you are able to join Saturday's Greening please wear a mask since the smoky conditions may still be… Read More »APESTC Greening – Lake Avenue bulkhead

It's been a while since we've tended either of our rain gardens in town. On Tuesday, volunteers will meet at the rain garden at the corner of Locust and Bridge. There will be mulching, weeding and pruning!

On Saturday morning, we'll be weeding, mulching and planting at Owen's Garden, located at 5th Avenue and Emory Street. Volunteers are also encouraged to join us at 5:00pm for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Library Square Park Monuments Project on Grand Avenue between Asbury Avenue and 1st Avenue.

Join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the Library Square Park Monuments Project. Long-time ESTC volunteer, Owen Mumma Berman, discovered a collection of monuments in Library Square Park, neglected and hidden beneath overgrown shrubbery. With the help of his dads, Jim and Matt, they worked to reclaim the monuments and establish a place where… Read More »Library Square Monuments Project – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Wednesday morning's greening will begin at the Butterfly Garden (we'll mostly be weeding!). After that, the team will move over to the Civil War Garden on Grand and Cookman Avenue.

On Saturday morning, we'll descend upon Merchants' Park, and do a thorough cleaning and weeding, weather permitting!

We'll gather at the Rainbow Bridge Garden on Lake Avenue and Grand. There will be weeding, planting and mulching!

On Saturday morning we'll continue weeding the Gratitude Garden, and spread a new layer of mulch. NOTE: Greening will begin an hour earlier, at 8:00am, for the rest of the summer. Cold water and Gatorade will be provide to all volunteers who come out and brave the heat!

We'll begin at the new Kite Garden, east of the Children's Garden on Lake Ave and will move westward toward the Pollinator Garden. Though a pallet (75 bags) of mulch arrived at the DPW yesterday, thankfully the Lake Ave gardens only need superficial weeding and in true fashion some mulching as well. 

Saturday's ESTC Greening will be reminiscent of a childhood game called "Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Mo" but which means "Gratitude, Merchants, Civil War, Kite" or "G,M,C,K"...all of which need some extra mulch to keep our weed population under control. Volunteers will begin at Gratitude at 8:00 AM and finish up at Kite at 10:00 AM. Since… Read More »APESTC Greening — Gratitude AND MORE