Phase II Is Complete! Come Celebrate!!

Finally, we can spend time together in the garden – no work required.  Phase II is complete and Olallie Garden is having a Grand Opening.  Please join us Saturday, October 2, 2010 10:30am to 12:00pm. We have great  things planned: food, coffee and juice, music by Steve Hansen and Angela Blemker beginning at 10:30am to [...]

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Coffee and donuts and mulch oh my!

Bring your work gloves and join us for some gardening fun. Stop by anytime on Sunday, Sep 26 between 9am and 4pm,  see all the work we’ve done so far and lend a hand.  Oh and we’ll have coffee and donuts too. Location:    Green Lake Elementary Olallie Garden Where:        2400 N. [...]

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Unfurling our Shades of Green

The Olallie Garden Steering Committee decided early on that one of our goals during the garden creation process was to be as green as possible.  It was a challenge and an opportunity for sure.  We had to be creative and  maximize our resources.  We looked at everything; the  structures and elements in the garden, the [...]

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Just Before the Morning Light – a poem

Just before the morning light Dewdrop fairies take their flight Sprinkling earth with dewdrop honey Dawn a day that’s bright and sunny. In a winter, cold and gray, they sprinkle frost jewels at our feet Covering all the winding way With twinkling gems to greet. Snowflake fairies high above Sprinkle earth with their gift of [...]

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Path to completion

We’ve come so far but we need to finish our larger projects before the kids come back to school. Join us for a community building garden project. We’re  focused on finishing the path, making it wheelchair friendly, and on the outdoor classroom for all the kids. Saturday and Sunday – September 4 and September 5 [...]

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