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.
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
Saturday's Greening will begin the "deadheading" of roses and other perennials and we will begin at the AP Garden on Lake and Emory St. and hopefully get to the Civil War Garden as well. Since the heat continues, volunteers will begin at 8:00 AM and end at 10:00 AM. Cold drinks will be provided throughout… Read More »APESTC Greening – AP Roses
Saturday's ESTC Greening will be your summer opportunity to release your frustration and discontent with the current climate madness we are experiencing. The Rain Garden on Main and Springwood is in need of a Mugwort Massacre and with every noxious Mugwort weed you pull, the sweet sense of calm will begin to invade your spirit… Read More »APESTC Greening — Rain Garden
Greening will begin at the Pollinator Garden on Lake and Heck Ave and move eastward. The usual summer tasks will be front and center....weeding and pruning.
Saturday's ESTC Greening (8/5/23) from 8-10 AM will be at the Civil War Garden which is in need of deadheading and some minor weeding.
Wednesday's ESTC Greening from 8-10 AM will be at Merchants Park on Cookman and Main Street. While the garden is growing well, it is in need of cleaning up pedestrian and wind blown trash, minor weeding and pruning.
Saturday's ESTC Greening will begin at the Daffodil/Stella d'Oro Lily Garden on Sunset and Bridge Ave and end at the Butterfly Garden on 5th Ave next to Veterans Park. Today's weather will loosen the grip of the weeds and thankfully make removing them at the roots easier.
Wednesday's greening will take place at our Butterfly Garden. Weeding and dead-heading will be the primary tasks for the day.
Rain on Wednesday kept us from being able to tend this garden on 5th avenue, so we'll descend on it this Saturday. We'll be weeding and deadheading. See you there!
On Wednesday morning, we'll begin at the Kite Garden on Lake Avenue, and then continue over to the Rain Garden on the corner of Main Street and Springwood. Weeding will be the task of the day!