Meg and her family are such a delightful part of our community garden. They joined the garden back in 2012, helping build the "new" side, and they have been "getting [their] hands dirty ever since". They live just across the back fence in the condos, so they certainly were aware of the garden as it was getting established. As Meg says, "The garden makes for great neighbors!" They love having a green spot to grow things and a little open space to escape to - with room for their daughter to run around safely. A quick 5 minute walk from their home to the garden means they are frequent visitors and thus quick to notice if something is amiss. What a boon to the rest of us gardeners! They also really enjoy the garden community and have made great friends who, pre-Covid, they would bump into around the neighborhood. 🍅
Something Meg has particularly been invested in is the tangerine tree that was planted in memoriam of Bernie's wife Elizabeth. She has been thrilled to see that the careful pruning & thinning of the tangerine tree has resulted in larger, healthier fruit and fewer broken branches. Her 6 year old is delighted by the bumper crop of peas she gets from her planting every winter. 🍊
Right now Meg and family are growing perennial rhubarb, thyme, kale and strawberries as well as some volunteer lettuce. For the winter, they have also planted potatoes and seeds for rutabaga, radishes, carrots, beets, parsnips and peas with plans to transplant cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and a few others they are starting at home. Meg is a font of knowledge; her gardening "roots" run deep and she really knows her stuff!