Pitchforks (and hydrant wrenches) aloft!

Flower Power! We are neighbors who are interested in bringing some botanical beauty to the bike-lane
tree pits so we have persuaded the city to allow us to garden there unimpeded. Anyone is welcome to
join at any level of involvement. There are no dues and no formal meetings; Just a desire to keep
Chelsea tree-lined and flower-filled. Join us!

Friday, June 21, 2013

Chelsea Garden Club Tour

You are cordially invited

to the
Second (sort-of) Annual
 Chelsea Garden Club Pit Tour
on
Saturday, July 13th
at
10 a.m.
meet at
Eighth Avenue & 22nd Street

(at our composter in front of Foragers)

We will start at 22nd and (if everyone is game, make a side trip to 23rd and 7th to Kent's gardens) then proceed South to 17th and Eighth then over to Ninth Ave and stroll north up as far as Cynthia's pit at 30th then back to Eight Ave and down finishing at 23rd.
(You might want to bring a folding chair, or your bike)

Gardeners you have three weeks
Flower Power!

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The latest: free sod, compost news and pit tour

Hey everybody,
A couple things:

1) We have been offered some free grass/sod!
Village Alliance is sponsoring a street festival that will have a temporary lawn with 1,000 sq. ft. of sod out on the street. If anyone from CGC be interested in picking up the free sod once the festival concludes at 5pm on 6/15 and 6/22, let me know as they would like to have an idea of how much they can unload. (cgc.nyc@gmail.com)
... The pick up site would be West 8th Street & MacDougal.

2) the composter is up and running at 8th & 22nd. Right side is cooking nicely and almost ready to be used. The left side is empty and ready for your discarded fruit, veggies, leaves, plants, coffee grounds and brown paper. Small pieces please. They break down faster! Thanks again to Phyllis Waisman for getting it for us. We've had it about a year without incident. So far so good!

3) I'd like to get everyone together for a garden club tour sometime in July, say a Saturday morning on the 13th, 20th or 27th. If anyone feels strongly about any of those dates let me know.
Flower Power!
Missy