Showing posts with label Snelling Ave Planters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snelling Ave Planters. Show all posts
Sunday, August 8, 2010
HMEG Photo Site
Have you clicked through the HMEG photo collection? Some recent additions have been made this week. See all the albums at our photo site http://picasaweb.google.com/hortonpark. Have other pictures to contribute or willing to fill in captions? Contact steph at hmeg dot org .
Friday, August 6, 2010
Hamline Midway Bugs n' Bikes Community Garden Tour
Spend the day biking between Hamline Midway gardens, participating in activities, eating wonderful food, and having a great time at the:Hamline Midway Bugs n' Bikes Community Garden Tour Saturday, August 21st, 10 am – 2 pm
Part of the Gardening Matters “Parade of Community Gardens”
Here is the list of the SIX community gardens participating in Hamline Midway neighborhood and the exciting activities and events each site is planning. This day will celebrate these sites and the people who volunteer to make them happen. Lots of fun to be had right in the Midway!
Pump up those bike tires and chart your course:
41. Snelling Planters
755 Snelling Ave N
::Bug hat activity
::Composting information/demonstrations
::Sidewalk sale & free popcorn at Hamline Hardware
at Mosaic on a Stick
595 Snelling Avenue N
::Free community mosaic on a stick project 12-2pm
42. SPROUT Garden
1514 W Englewood Ave
::Bike check-ups, tune-ups, and education with Terri from Now Bikes and Fitness
::Bike Activity with Scott and Carrie from the Hamline Church
::Crafting project for kids!
43. Maxine Smith Rain Garden
Hamline Church-W Minnehaha Ave & N Simpson St.
::Rain garden information
::Capitol Region Watershed District staff present to answer questions on managing rain water runoff
::Face painting and cargo bike demonstration.
44. Midway GreenSpirit
W Pierce Butler Route & Hamline Ave N
::Check out the new orchard!
::Eat honey sweetened treats
::Ask Master Gardeners and beekeepers everything you ever wanted to know
::Beehive Demo at 1 pm; kids activities
45. Horton Park Gardens
W Minnehaha Ave & Hamline Ave N
::View beautiful native plant gardens
::Get questions about tree growing & emerald ash borer answered by experts
::Learn about the neighborhood tree inventory and how to get a free or low cost tree for your yard
::Refreshments and activities
46. Hamline Thomas Garden
Hamline Ave N & W Thomas Ave
::Information on monarch butterflies
::Learn the history of the garden – from decay to beauty!
::Come at 1:00 for a 15 minute lively and informative stuffed animal show by playwright, ::performer, and teacher Leslye Orr of Dreamland Arts.
Note: the numbers on the map correspond to the numbers above, which correspond to the listings posted at www.gardeningmatters.org, which will correspond to the bright orange directional signs you will see on the Parade day. A poster/flier for the Bugs n' Bike Tour for printing can be found here.
This map can also be accessed online at Google Maps
Friday, July 23, 2010
Six Hamline-Midway Community Gardens participating in the 5th Annual Parade of Community Gardens!
Bike, walk, run, skate, drive if need be to explore and celebrate a variety of green spaces and the bugs that help them grow on the Hamline-Midway Bugs n’ Bikes Community Garden Tour! Saturday, August 21 10am-2pm, six Hamline-Midway community gardens will offer fun, educational, and creative activities and treats for all ages as part of the 5th annual Parade of Community Gardens. Stop by any location to start your tour and pick up a map and schedule of events. Locations include: - Hamline-Thomas Community Garden at Hamline and Thomas Avenues
- Hamline United Methodist Church at 1514 Englewood Ave
- SPROUTS Community Gardens at 1514 Englewood Ave
- Horton Park at Minnehaha and Hamline Avenues
- Midway GreenSpirit Community Garden off of Pierce Butler between Hamline Avenue and Albert Street
- Snelling Avenue Planters at Hamline Hardware at 755 Snelling Ave N
For further information or to get involved with these Midway garden sites and their events, please email junelune1@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Snelling Avenue Planters to get colorful on Thursday morning
Are you available on Thursday morning? If so, come join the crew to get the Snelling Avenue planters filled with plants donated by Hamline University. Snelling Avenue businesses and neighbor volunteers annually tend the planters. Hamline also pays for a water truck from the city. SPARC supports the planting too by getting the word out to folks on the avenue. Its a team effort to get this small placemaking effort under way. Between the community mosaics (HMC, Mosaic on a Stick), and the colorful annuals, the award winning planters are a visible connection to the Hamline Midway neighborhood for us and the over 40,000 vehicles per day that pass them.Consider helping on planting day! Bring gloves, any trowels, water containers and wagon/wheelbarrows you may have.
Snelling Ave. Planter Planting
Thu, May 20. 11:00 am
| Where | Hamline park |
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Ramsey County Master Gardeners supporting Midway and Frogtown neighborhoods
This is a moment to shout out to Ramsey County Master Gardeners (RCMG) in the Midway. So many Midway and Frogtown garden projects are nicely highlighted in the RCMG year end report from 2009. I particularly want to shine a light on Diane's work. She is successfully working hard within this organization to bring in intern Master Gardeners from diverse backgrounds. She also takes her Master Gardening service time to our urban neighborhoods, augmenting community efforts in growing their own food. She would want you to check out another organization she works for called "Growing Food and Justice for All".Here is that Master Gardener 2009 report (pdf). In it you will find summaries of Hamline Midway and Frogtown community garden projects including Aurora-St. Anthony Peace Garden, Horton Park Community Garden, Snelling Avenue Planter Project, Frogtown Gardeners, Frogtown Orchard Project. Also supported and not mentioned are projects at Galtier Elementary, Hamline High Rise, LEAP Academy, HUMC Rain Gardens, and Midway Green Spirit Garden.
Master Gardeners are a well used resource in our St. Paul neighborhoods. Many thanks to their members!
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