Transitions and new life!

This season continues to bring transitions and new life! Our seeds that were planted a little over a month ago have taken root and bared their harvest for many meals already. The Arbor Garden and it's edible landscape sprouts ongoing beauty and food and the companion planting of things such as tomatoes and basil has proven to be beneficial for both involved.

Basil and tomato plants enjoying the company of each other

Various greens create a salad bed on the edge of the Arbor Garden

Renewed life has also been given to the Simple Garden, a larger plot belonging to St. Catherine University and a senior project of a student who has since graduated. For the past few years the garden has been over grown and left unused. At the end of last season we were able to clean it up and plant a ground cover of clover to enrich the soil. This season we are blessed with the early start in the space and also the few personal plots that have been taken up by community members.

Rows of basil, beets, swiss chard, cucumber, zucchini, potatoes, spinach, sunflowers and more now line the stretches of the garden along with transplanted rhubarb, asparagus, raspberry bushes and calendula from the old garden that has ended it's time with Celeste's Dream.

Much needed structure now exists within the Simple Garden plot, created both by the bountiful rows of vegetables and a beautiful corner plot of perennial flowers and ceder mulch. The medical herb garden that rests in the middle of the plot also received a much needed thinning.

As we talk of transitions I cannot forget to introduce myself as well. My name is Kassy and I am blessed with the opportunity to be the new intern with Celeste's Dream for 2010-2011, and thus the new recorder of all the gardening adventures! I am a student at St. Kate's majoring in both social work and women studies and have been a member of the community garden for about a year now, which is a constant vessel for growth. I look forward to sharing the gardening happenings with you all, and as always, everyone is welcome to join us on Tuesdays from 6-8pm outside of the Administration Building in the Arbor Garden!

Best,
Kassy