THANK YOU - FLOWERS ON OCEAN!

Despite rain and forecasts of thundershowers over 40 neighbors attended out planting event today and it was a fabulous time!  Here is the event by the numbers:

CARED FOR:  50+ Tree Beds up and down Ocean Avenue

PLANTED: 6 large Children’s Container Gardens sponsored by Borough President, Eric Adams (greenery from Kings County Nursery)

PLANTED:  8 extra-large container gardens sponsored by Borough President, Eric Adams (greenery from Kings County Nursery)

SPREAD:  30 bags of Compost (from the Compost Project hosted by Big Reuse NYC)

SPREAD:  15 bags of Mulch (from Green-Wood cemetery)

CREATED:  40 customized Tree Care signs for our trees and gardens

USED:  Countless gardening tools and gloves (from NYC Parks Stewardship)

RAFFLE PRIZES:  Kids gardening supplies thanks to the 2015 BBG Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest (purchased at Kings County Nursery)

CONSUMED:  Lots of cookies, water & cider!

Children's Container Gardens

8 New Extra-Large Container Gardens

Our Raffle Prize Winners!  Future Gardeners Unite!

RYAN rocking our new planters - thank you for your design inspiration and hard work!

KATE leading the kids in painting our re-claimed cement bricks - soon to be a new raised-bed garden!

 

THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE!