The Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden is my primary volunteer project and I've been on it since 2008. I like to think Marti would approve since it's on the site of the old Parker-Russell brick yards. Marti was a fellow brick hugger. I miss her.
What's the fate of the garden I wondered three weeks ago when I noticed the street was being prepared to be repaved. Black asphalt.
Now it's a heat island with a 60% increase of radiant heat. Walking across the street to turn on the rain bird sprinklers - I do that by hand, there's no timer - is a scorching stroll. If five trees in the garden were much larger they would cast some shade to help decrease the ambient temperature. Maybe in 15 years.
I'm always removing yard sale sings from the garden but when I spotted this one today - placed over the 4 way beneath the stop sign along with their address - I decided karma may be lurking in the intersection.
All the roses are diseased with rose rosette and must be removed.
Rose rosette is also called witches broom:
Yours truly working with loyal garden volunteer Don:
Jan, married to Don and friend of the garden:
Don working it:
My hella cool neighbor Brian stopped by to help haul and spread mulch:
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