"A garden and a library!" That's all we really need....
President’s Volunteer Service Award and Small Business of the Year
President’s Volunteer Service Award goes to Garden Programs Chairperson, René Amy The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been bestowed upon our colleague, René, for his service last year to ShelterBoxUSA.org, an amazing humanitarian-aid organization that has repeatedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Small Business of the Year – Altadena Farmers Market In...
Deck Landscaping Project and Little Free Library
The Deck landscape project is proceeding apace and is expected to conclude before December. Little Free Library slab Kelly Fernandez, Chair of the Deck Landscaping Committee, explained that a new goal of increasing the percentage of native plants around the landscaping to 50% has been put in place thanks to the expertise of...
The Gardener
Horticultural Rhyme-scheme Permutations – Stephen Colley, Altadena CA (Used by permission) My garden may have too much mulch or seem a thistly, gristly gulch, have sometimes more manure than flower, its fleshy fruit less sweet than sour. Sometimes, for no apparent reason, in spite of all my anxious care, it gets neglected for a...
The ACG Picnic
The Altadena Community Gardens Picnic The Altadena Community Gardens Picnic lived up to is promise. Under the leadership of Silvera Grant, Altadena Community Gardens President, the picnic surpassed those of previous years in attendance and many other respects. The emcees for the afternoon were Pernella Daniels, Loma Alta Park Recreation Services Supervisor and &...