Photos+2009

= Winter 2009-2010 =

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The garden awaits Small children's hands and voices, The promise of spring.






 * Even November yields beautiful flowers here at TCS:**



= November 4 = = (The day before Guy Fawkes Day!) = It's been a beautiful fall and we wish we could hold onto our garden forever. All things must rest, however, and that includes our lovely garden. Little by little, areas have been cleaned up by our //Garden Faeries//. Here are some photos for Lucy Van Liew in England and for the rest of us to enjoy as these days of fall lead into winter.























= = = September Photos = These were especially taken for Lucy Van Liew:









= Classes in the Garden =

September 23, 2009






= How Does Your Garden Grow? =

September 3, 2009

In spite of a wet June and resident groundhog, and thanks to the care of Garden Director Meghan Flynn and many summer volunteers, the TCS Children's Garden is thriving! Morning coffee before our "Back to School" faculty meetings was held in the garden.



















And an enormous thanks to Tony who kept watch over our garden all summer.

= Creating the Garden =

The following photos show the creation of our new "classroom."

Before

May 4 - Stephanie Johnson, Steve Trojan, Lucy Van Liew and Madison EarthCare plan the day.

May 4 - The flowering pear getting set for removal.

New home



Students watch as the tree is planted outside third grade

May 5 - Sod removal

May 6 - Tool shed

First class!

May 11 - Lucy Van Liew checks out the arbor

. May 11 - Committee member Susan Wagner and Lucy check out the greenhouse parts.

May 14 - The new fence arrives!

Goes up...



** Greenhouse Raising - May 16 **










The greenhouse is up!

Plantings beside the gate

Plantings in the outside beds

The raised beds are ready for earth.

May 22, 2009 - Planting Day


Middle schoolers came by at 10:00 a.m. to water the apple tree as part of The Green Wave Bio Diversity Day. [|The Green Wave] is a global biodiversity campaign to educate children and youth about biodiversity. It leads up to the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010. Each year, //The Green Wave// will contribute to worldwide celebrations of the [|International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)]. It also supports other national, international and global tree planting initiatives such as the UNEP-led [|Billion Tree Campaign]. At 10:00 local time, groups from all over the world planted and watered a tree. To view the "Green Wave," click [|here].



















Thank you, Mrs. Van Liew and Mrs. Johnson for a spectacular day!

** The Living Willow Arbor - June 4, 2009 **
On Thursday 4th June Bonnie Gale a noted basket maker and specialist in woven willow structures, creat the living willow arbor in the children's garden classroom. This was part of the original plan as a retreat, and it has been made possible by a generous donation.

Bonnie's web site is //**[]**//

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