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Special Farm Dirt Compost Opportunity For Members
ByAdminWCG will order bags of Farm Dirt Compost at a discount on February 15 for distribution Saturday, February 18. The 1 cubic foot bags of premium compost are offered to members for $7.50 per bag. The MSRP is $10 a bag at locally owned garden centers. Starting February 2, you may place your order and…
Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Truckload Sale
Saturday, May 13, 2017 10:00 a.m – noon West Parking Lot of the Houston Permitting Center 1002 Washington Avenue Order online by Sunday, May 7, 2016: www.rainbarrelprogram.org/Houston. The Green Building Resource Center will help area residents conserve water and resources by offering 50-gallon rain barrels and 65-gallon compost bins at discounted prices of just $69.00 and $65.00. Made from recycled…
World Bee Day – May 20
ByAdminSaturday, May 21, WCG beekeepers, Steve Ewing and Becky Stemper, celebrated World Bee Day by setting up a booth at Urban Harvest Farmers Market to showcase WCG’s apiary. A frame of working bees from one of our hives was placed in a ventilated plexiglas case so visitors could see the bees doing their work. Both…
“Gardening Within Reach” Eagle Scout Project
ByAdminWestbury Community Garden owes many thanks to Eagle Scout candidate, Case B., who chose WCG’s “Gardening Within Reach” program for his Eagle project. “Gardening Within Reach” is an ongoing effort to build more two-level sitting/standing garden beds in the E-row for garden members who have knee, hip, or shoulder problems that make gardening in an…
Memorial High School MOB help Tree Farm
The ever busy Memorial High School MOB came to help with tree jobs, their specialty. This fine group of Freshmen helped repot trees at our tree farm to give them a better chance of maturity. Thank you, MMOB.
Make A Sunflower Maze Reservation
ByAdminUPDATE: The Magical Sunflower Maze at Westbury Community Garden is closed for the season. Mother Nature brought an abrupt end to the project when Tropical Storm Nicholas flattened the sunflower field. September 18 and 25 Bouquet Days are also canceled. WCG is already planning improvements for the sunflower field and will bring the maze back…