Site Transformation: Vancouver City Hall Community Garden

June 25, 2010

T: Garden under construction, June 2009 B: Garden in bloom, August 2009 (Photos: John Shinnick)

It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the Vancouver City Hall Community Garden was first opened on July 20, 2009. Over the year, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in some of its milestones – there have been many!

The below photos provide just a glimpse of some of the highlights made possible through the hard work of the community gardeners and volunteers.

Community gardeners tending and harvesting their plot, August 2009. (Photo: John Shinnick)

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Posted by Allison from Evergreen British Columbia

Eglinton West Fruit Orchard

June 24, 2010

Beautiful mural on Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard's tool shed (Photo: Evergreen)

Picture a fruit orchard, with its neat little rows of pear, plum and cherry trees leafing out in the spring. Imagine pollinators buzzing in and around the blossoms while birds seek refuge on a branch. Now picture this orchard next to the busy intersection of Eglinton West and Allen Road, across from the TTC station.

Believe it or not, this is not mere fantasy. The new fruit trees planted by Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard are taking root as Toronto’s newest urban orchard and are cultivating a new way of looking at our green spaces. Read the rest of this entry »

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Posted by Colin from Common Grounds

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