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Brooklyn, NY
Welcome to the 6/15 Green community garden blog. This is a place where our community can share stories, poems, photos, memories, recipies, and all other experiences of the garden. For information on 6/15 Green, please see the official website. To share information on the garden or communicate with members, please use the member Google Group.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Plant sale!





Saturday May 11 is the Spring Celebration and Plant Sale (rain date: May 12) and the plant sale team and other garden members have been hard at work getting ready with plants and seeds.  Here's a preview of the variety of plants that will be available at the event:

From the plant sale team (Elsa Pereira and Ali Manning):

chives
fern
hosta
anjelica
rose
foxglove
hollyhock
strawberry
mint
chocolate mint
yarrow
iris
vinca
lesser celandine
bleeding heart
ajuga
purple hyacinth bean
basil 
sunflower
gooseberry

From Eman:
Asters
Irises

From Shelia:
Shasta daisy (fall blooming)
Buddleia (aka butterfly bush)
Possibly Fig and Lilac trees

Other plans at the sale include: 
Begonias
Cosmos
Flowering Tobacco
African Marigold
French Marigold
Petunia
Portulaca
Snapdragon
Zonal
Basil
Oregano 'Greek'
Parsley 'Italian'
Rosemary 'Arp'
Thyme 'English/Common'
Cucumbers ‘Marketmore’
Peppers ‘Jalapeño’
Peppers ‘Lady Bell’
Tomato ‘Big Beef’
Tomato ‘Celebrity’
Tomato 'San Marzano'
Tomato ‘Sweet 100 Cherry’
Lettuce Mix
Spinach Mix
Tomato 'Beam’s Yellow Pear'
Tomato 'Black Cherry'
Tomato 'Cherokee Purple'
Tomato 'Green Zebra'

 



Friday, April 26, 2013

BANG Land Trust web site

Hi, everyone--I just added a link on the blog page to the BANG Land Trust's website--we're members of BANG, which is the Brooklyn Alliance of Neighborhood Gardens.  Check out their website (www.banglandtrust.org) to learn all about them.  And I'll share some of their pictures and content so we can keep on top of all the great things BANG is doing. 

Monday, April 22, 2013

Fruits of labor

I'm so happy I took the time to plant extra bulbs last fall. Who doesn't love to have fresh flowers at home. Even better when you grow them yourself.