In the beginning, there were weeds! Weeds as tall as a table top covering the garden in a sea of green neglect.
And as the weeds were whacked by our mightly Senor Suarez, many wonderful plants were revealed, such as dwarf apple, lavender and rosemary - survivors from a not too distant past. Also unearthed were remnants of garden beds, built with love and care, and used by many classes of students until they fell by the wayside and became forgotten.
Other areas were used for storage and left to the spiders and salamanders.
Ours was a secret garden, ready to be reclaimed!
And God said, "Hey, clean up this mess!"
And so it was! In the spring of 2008 a group of parents, teachers and students, on fire with a vision for this space, cleared the land, removed the garbage and set forth to re-create a garden for all students to use and enjoy!
They came,
they rototilled
they raked and leveled,
They putteth down weed block,
and spreadeth bark to keep the weeds from intruding. (Not the God doesn't love weeds as much as other plants!)
Look God! No wood chips!
And the garden was ready for the next step.
And God (and his littlest gardeners) saw that it was good.
But wait! What about the ugly fence?
And God said, "Plant roses and vines to cover the ugly fence and provide flowers and fragrances to be enjoyed by all!"
And so the 6th grade class, with the help of their little buddies in 1st grade, planted Joseph Coat roses, Passion Flower, Lady Banks and Cecil Bruner roses, and Bouganvilla.
And the students were filled with great joy and took great care of their charges,
watering often,
(real men plant flowers!)
bonding over bouganvilla,
relocating weeds,
and preparing the way for garden boxes to be built and filled the following fall.
And with the help of the next year's students, the garden took root and grew!
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