Fig tree thrives

May 8, 2011

end of April

late April

We are very proud of our fig tree for surviving a very harsh winter with no trouble. We didn’t even have to wrap it. Matt picked the perfect variety for this spot, very hardy. It is late to open its leaves but first to start producing fruit this year!

Wildflower Week in NYC

Did you know it was wildflower week in New York City? We’ll take any excuse to celebrate our native plants. There’s a full schedule of programming around the city through this weekend, see the website for information on nature walks, tree giveaways and more.

May Meeting Report

Thanks for the great turn out at our May meeting. It threatened to rain but ended up being a beautiful day.

Our team of gardeners and supporters

Everyone came ready to help and we made good progress on our spring cleaning.

At the meeting we discussed watering (thank you Royland!), creating a rain water collection barrel, composting (thank you Sally, Yoko and Eren!). garbage collection (try to carry away as much of your own trash as possible, larger collections can go out to the curb on collection days). Michelle, John, Eren, Geddes and Marilyn  moved the gazebo in between the trees in the community space.  TRUCE discussed their ideas to collaborate with the garden through TRUCE Roots (8-10 students) and a mural on the garden wall.

Thanks again to everyone who attended the meeting and showed their support!

Join us Saturday, May 8th

We’ll meet in the garden at noon to share information and start our spring cleaning. Hope to see everyone in the garden!