Author Archives: Lissie

Our latest improvement to the garden is a potting station! We’re looking forward to sharing in all the fun of growing green with our community and what better way to do that than planting alongside one another! Picture shows the avocado pits that we’re crossing our fingers they sprout. Stay tuned!

Our latest addition to the garden is the vertical planter wall! Inspired by our gutter gardens, we took it up a notch and installed three new Bloom Wall planters along the lean to. This is a great example of maximizing space in the garden. You don’t need a ton of space to grow a varietyContinue reading “Thinking Vertically”

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After over a year planning the rain garden is in the ground at the Galvez garden! We can’t wait to watch it grow! Check out the process below! We started by a visit from the Director of Programs at Waterwise Gulf South. After consulting with Jeff, we agreed on the best location for the rainContinue reading “Rain Garden Installation”

Straw bale seedlings at Galvez The seedlings are in the ground! Today was a great day!

12-11-21 Marks the establishment of the new community garden on Galvez and Mandeville! We have a beautiful raised garden bed marking location at the entrance on Galvez, and three more in the ground of the perimeter! We met some more neighbors and Ms. Cheryl gave our little helper candy for all the hard work sheContinue reading “Galvez Garden Groundbreaking”

The peas are flourishing! Stay tuned!

Took the little to City Park the other day. She just loves the beautiful oaks! So do I… alas, we should plant trees not for ourselves, but for future generations. ❤️