The first thing I generally see on Saturdays is my community garden. A colorful, quirky little corner of the city that's a block away from our row house. It's finally starting to fill in with greenery and we finally have a tomato turning orange. Perhaps the best part of the garden, besides my plants, is the fun mural on the back wall and faux graffiti painted benches. Next door is a tiny little 'Tiendita' that has continual traffic and numerous pay phone users that stand next to the garden giving away their life story at top volume while we water & weed.
The garden tends to collect a lot of trash- thrown in & blown in. Today my plot had a bunch of cigarette butts in it. It's annoying & really frustrating, but I like that I have a very small corner of the world where I can grown things in the ground and there is a working hose for watering. The one in our micro-mini backyard has never worked and it's all patio- no dirt. The community garden is a small luxury in my life.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Andrea
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| Casa Verde Garden, Baker Neighborhood, Denver |
I love this space. I live in NC but often wish I lived back in the Pacific NW. If you want, ck out www.whitneypeckman.blogspot.com or www.whitneypeckman.com. There is a wonderful "secret" garden in San Diego that your spot reminded me of. Be well & garden fruitfully.
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