2008-08-05

St. Mark's Avenue Community Garden, Prospect Heights, Green With Envy Tour, II.2

The Green With Envy Tour at the St. Mark's Avenue Community Garden in Prospect Heights, July 26, 2008.
Green With Envy, St. Mark's Avenue Community Garden, Prospect Heights

Biking was definitely the preferred mode of transportation on this tour. I don't have a bike, so my feet and legs got a workout.

As soon as we arrived, our hostess proudly informed us that the garden was not only a butterfly sanctuary, but a praying mantis sanctuary.

Emptied egg case on the front gate
Preying Mantis Egg Case

In the flesh.
Preying Mantis

This photo illustrates a pattern realized by many of the community gardens we visited: a common area, just inside the entrance, comprised largely of ornamental plantings. This is part of the "community" aspects of these gardens: putting your best face forward makes both the street and the garden more inviting, and helps keep good relations with the neighbors.
St. Mark's Avenue Community Garden

Seating in common areas.
Fig Seat

I was charmed by this child-scaled seat composed of salvaged building materials.
Tiny Rock Chair

Stepping past the threshold you come to the raised beds with vegetables.
St. Mark's Avenue Community Garden

Here's a detail of that window visible in the photo above. A church is next door.
Caged Dove

The ubiquitous composting area was located at the rear of this garden, furthest from the street, another common pattern. I wonder what all the rear-yard neighbors think of this arrangement.
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Compost bins
This Pile is Cooking

Glam shots.

Squash leaf.
Squash Leaf

Nasturtium.
Nasturtium

Solenostemon (Coleus)
Solenostemon (Coleus)

Wasp on Dill.
Wasp on Dill

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1 comment:

Brenda from Flatbush said...

This whole series of posts on the community gardens has been top-notch--so much great stuff happening, wonderful images, wonderful tribute to community building power of the GARDEN!