After a long period of neglect, today the Eastwood entry garden at Creekmere and Peavy came back to life. Many thanks to Sharon Holmes, Keith Marcom, Francis Shaner, and myself, Amy Martin. Planning on a two-hour garden session, the results of our labors were so exciting we kept at it…
Kids scrambled over the ground after colorful eggs. Parents hunted in high places for the golden eggs with gift certificates inside. Buntinis and homemade cookies were eagerly consumed. Plants were bought. Children anticipated when their cone of freshly spun cotton candy was ready. A grand time was had by all!…
Here’s your answer: FCC Environmental Services. The recycling facility recycles 96% of materials received! But some materials are rejected before reaching the facility because they are bagged or too contaminated with materials unable to be recycled by the local system, such as film plastic, Styrofoam, and organic matter. Recycle —…
The entry garden is coming along nicely under the guidance of Sharon Holmes. The garden design is being re-imagined with shorter, easier-to-maintain plants with more color. At the last plant sale, we raised enough to cover our plant bill from the Texas Discovery Garden’s native plant sale to augment perennials…
The entry garden is undergoing a renaissance! Volunteers cleared out the overgrown foliage and excavated the sunken edging. Yay Sharon Holmes especially! The city parks department stepped up and fixed the water main and sprinklers. All systems go! The garden design is being re-imagined with shorter, easier-to-maintain plants with more…