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.