Dundee Community Garden This Week

Hello Dundee Community Gardeners and Friends,

Thanks to everyone who helped get the flowers planted in the flower beds last weekend!
And thanks to Vince for giving a great presentation on Heirloom Plants-- and to the Bread Oven and Blue Line for the great coffee and pastries.

Just a reminder, we've got fun activities planned this Saturday at the garden as part of the Dundee Spring Fling!

Spring Fling at Dundee Community Garden. Sat. May 22
10-12 Seed Planting We've got a free seed-planting activity for the kids
10-12 Ask a Master Gardener your gardening questions
10-2 p.m. Tie-Dye a Dundee Community Garden t-shirt DCG t-shirts available for purchase for $10, or bring your own white t-shirt. Tie-Dye the shirts for just $1.
And we'll be selling our Chico bags for $5.
NEW: Special appearance in the morning of the Bag Monster!
(see the Bag Monster at http://www.chicobag.com/t-meet_bag_monster.aspx )

Also on May 22, you can hear Andrew's Ave. (the band that lives in the yellow house next to the garden, and lets us use their water AT NO CHARGE) before they move out of state! They will be playing from 8:30-9:30 at the Arts for All Benefit Concert, which is from 4-10 p.m. at Stinson Park in Aksarben Village (67th & W. Center Road). More info at http://www.artsforallinc.com/

And put these dates on your calendar:

Dundee Community Garden Ice Cream Social, Sunday June 13, 3-5 p.m. at the garden. $1 donation requested. Lots of ice cream w/ toppings, root beer floats, friendship, and a chance for new members to paint their "plot signs."

Dundee Community Garden Watermelon Feed and Scarecrow Making Party, Sunday July 25, 3-5 p.m.

Additional Garden Site and Free Tomatoes!

Two announcements to make: New Space and Free Tomatoes!

1. Work is beginning on a new location at 49th & Farnam. The soil is mostly clay so it's going to be a lot of work, but it's a nice wide open location. Get a hold of Eric Williams if you're interested in a plot at the new site.

2. The Omaha Men's Garden Club plant sale was this past weekend and they would like to donate the unsold tomato plants to community gardens. There are about 1000 plants of different varieties. Plants will need to be picked up at the Extension office at 8015 W Center Road right away as the men's garden club will be taking back any leftover plants on Thursday of this week.

Dundee Community Garden Events

Hello Dundee Community Gardeners and Friends,

Please put these Dundee Community Garden Events on your Calendar:

Dundee Spring Fling at Dundee Community Garden. Sat. May 22, 10-12   Tie-Dye and Seed Planting Activities!  We plan to have a seed planting activity for children at the garden, and a master gardener available to answer all your gardening questions.  Garden member Amanda Leet will be leading tie-dying at the garden for $1.  You can dye a  DCG t-shirt-- we'll be selling them for $10.  And we'll be selling our Chico bags as a fundraiser.

Also on May 22, you can hear Andrew's Ave. (the band that lives in the yellow house next to the garden, and lets us use their water AT NO CHARGE) before they move out of state!  They will be playing from 8:30-9:30 at the Arts for All Benefit Concert, which is from 4-10 p.m. at Stinson Park in Aksarben Village (67th & W. Center Road).   More info at http://www.artsforallinc.com/

Dundee Community Garden Ice Cream Social Sun. June 13, 3-5 p.m. at the garden.  $1 donation requested. Lots of ice cream w/ toppings, root beer floats, friendship, and a chance for new members to paint their "plot signs."

Compost: Coffee Grounds are great compost for garden soil, working well as a mulch or fertilizer.  You can get used coffee grounds for free at Blue Line or any Starbucks-- just ask!

Facebook:  Did you know the Dundee Community Garden has a facebook page?  Friend us at www.facebook.com/DundeeGarden   And you can visit our website at www.dundeegarden.org