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August 13, 2008

Community Garden

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The garden is just about finished. In the spring, we’ll be adding a few more flowers, benches to have a rest on, and solar lights for the evenings, including a solar lighthouse in the centre.

Garden (before)

(Before)

This is what we had to start with. Weeds and other plant growth had to be removed, and there was a lot of debris in the old playground. The old swing set and teeter totter were still there, and had to be dug out of the ground.

Main-a-Dieu community garden

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