Planting Community Spirit

Beauty, comraderie, spirit. That's what we need around here, and that's what we get from our good friends at the Rogers Park Garden Group. The New-Star ran a nice article about our local green-thumbed neighborhood boosters on September 14...

Pamela Van Giessen, event spokesperson, said that items donated for the fundraiser include, "a cornucopia of treasures from a ton of shade- and sun-loving perennials and native plants to tea roses; gift certificates for various services from dog grooming and dance lessons to massages; local restaurant and garden center gift certificates; handmade goods including garden trellises, bird baths and garden signs made by local carpenter, Andrew De LaRosa; art work; gift baskets; and some terra cotta pieces from the old Ace Hardware building on Howard, and much more."

"The RPGG believes that community gardens only work long-term if residents take ownership of local space," Van Giessen explains. "To that end, the RPGG is soliciting proposals from neighborhood and business groups to undertake a project on private or public space for 2008. You pick the spot and gather a handful of neighbors to maintain the space, and the RPGG will help you with fundraising and site design, plant selection, and actual site preparation and planting." FULL ARTICLE...

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