The Children's Garden Grows!

A few kids gathered together last Saturday to paint bricks and create new gardens in front of 150 Ocean.  Ocean Avenue resident Kate lead the effort, and all of the bricks used were once choking trees on the block - now they are part of our ever-expanding Children's Garden!

We also painted two large containers donated by neighbor Mimi.  Sadly one of our Children's Garden planters - painted by kids last spring and just re-planted by kids a few weeks ago - was taken.  Thanks to Mimi and some paint, our Children's Garden is full once again.  We hope that the missing planter returns to us, but also know that urban street gardening is filled with ups and downs - - 1 planter taken, 2 (actually 2.5) new gardens created!  Thankfully, the pendulum always swings back to the positive and beautiful - and that's why we keep gardening and greening Ocean Avenue!

Thank you to all involved!

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