One of the residents at Croft Place and I have established a standing work date on Wednesday afternoons. Last week we took out some herbs and ornamentals from an underutilized space a bit separated from the main garden area. We transplanted some of the herbs to the container beds, some others to pots on her porch, and some of the ornamentals to the area lining the driveway. We then churned up the dirt (which was predominantly clay) and added some good topsoil. This week, we completed the project by transplanting strawberry plants into the newly renovated plot, creating a strawberry patch out of an underutilized area of overgrown herbs.







We also added two trellises to the area near the garden entrance. We then moved two container rose bushes that had been sitting in a less visible, less sunny area to behind the trellises and started training the vines up. In the summertime it should make a beautiful entrance to the gardens.



Despite the cold weather of the past few months, some of our produce is actually beginning to grow and possible even flourish. The spinach, chard, bibb lettuce, and salad mix are all coming up, and some broccoli sprouts are starting to show themselves as well. Somebody seems to be munching of some of the young leafage so that's definitely something I'll have to take care of.