Dog Run Cleanout - April, 2009
Here is another small and dedicated group of gardeners attacking a cluttered area of the garden in back of the dog run, clearing it to make way for the new Compost Center. They accomplished this miracle of debris and weed removal in just under 4 hours.
Plot Wood Project - April 25, 2009
Pictured here are the garden plots, before and after we replaced the old rotten wood with brand new wood, courtesy of a $500 donation from State Representative Babette Josephs. Babette graciously posed with the gardeners who turned out that day to replace the wood in their garden plots, as well as with Friends of the Garden of the Arts Executive Director, Laurie Fitzpatrick, who wrote the grant for this funding. Laurie got a big kick out of doing the ‘community thing’ by posing with the big check and her State Rep. She is working tirelessly to ensure there will be many other big-check pictures in the future of the Garden of the Arts.
Garden Mowing Ceremony - May 31, 2007
Larry Farnese – back in the day before he became our 1st District Senator -- gave the Garden of the Arts a contribution to purchase a new lawnmower for the garden to replace the old mower that conked out in the fall of 2006.
In attendance were Andy Toy and Matt Rubin who were Democratic candidates for Council at large in that Spring Primary. Mike Boyle, 5th Ward leader was also there as were a good number of plot holders.
Most notable here is Larry Farnese in a t-shirt and jeans! As our Senator, he is never ever seen dressed like this. Even around his own house I think.
The mower pictured here is still going strong for the 2009 summer mowing season.
Hoeing on Broad Street - August, 2006
These photos are pretty straightforward. A small group of committed gardeners came out to Broad Street and ripped out all the weeds growing in front of the garden. This area has remained relatively weed free to this day. What you can’t tell from these images is that this activity took place at 9 AM in a scorching Philadelphia heat wave, and it was already 90 degrees out there. No kidding. The whole job took about 4 hours.
Moving Marble - August, 2004
This six foot piece of marble was dug out of the lots on 13th and South when they were digging the foundations for the townhouses that are there now. Harold convinced the construction workers to dump the marble over the fence to the Broad and South Garden with a front-end loader and in about twenty minutes or so, three of us managed to get it around the back of the garden. I took some pictures as we stopped to regroup. Eventually, a few more people showed up and we got it up in its final resting place.