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

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.