Re: Social gardening | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: David L. Mandel (75407.2361![]() |
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Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 19:20:37 -0500 |
Hi folks. Back from Ireland and almost caught up here. Just a quick snippet from the gardening and home improvement section of last Saturday's mainstream daily newspaper here. There's a story about a 20-year-old apartment complex that "was once a combination of shopworn lawns and nondescript foundation plantings. 'There wasn't a single flower here when we moved in three years ago,' says Sheila Hubbard, who manages the complex with her husband, Randy. ... "Two years ago (the Hubbards) began to turn a gravel-covered mound of dirt into a flower bed. Other residents began to follow suit, adding hanging baskets to balcony apartments and enlivening small, enclosed ground-level patios with flowers and vegetables. ... (a few paragraphs of descriptions of other plantings) ... "Besides beautifying the landscape, gardening at the Sandpiper has other benefits. 'Most of our tenants are senior citizens, disabled and mentally challenged people,' Sheila explains, 'and our gardens have become a very important part of our community. Something as wonderful as gardening gives people a chance to get involved. ...' "And the property owners, mindful of the advantages of having few vacancies, have been forthcoming with funds for gardening. 'We have a community here,' Sheila says. 'And people tend to stay somewhere they feel safe and know their neighbors. It's a family, not just an apartment complex, and people just love it.'" No, it's not cohousing. But who says you can't make more of a community wherever you are? Or that the correct design is the overriding factor determining whether community life can be improved? Cheers, David Mandel, Southside Park Cohousing in Sacramento P.S.: Remember how I was asking for intentional community connections in Ireland and no one knew of any existing groups? Well, we figured out why one night over Guinness. They have common houses in every nook. They're called pubs.
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Re: Social gardening David L. Mandel, September 9 1995
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