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Morning 10am - 1pm

338 49th · Lauren

♿️ Enter through a side gate · Garden boxes are on side of house and in back of house.

Ask me…
What did you do differently based on what you learned from the last Temescal garden tour?

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🌿 Herbs

408 A 48th · Jenna & Ben

♿️ Enter through the driveway · Accessible up to a certain point. Easy entrance and can view most of garden. When facing house, right hand side driveway and gate.

Ask me…
about my cute cats, and about moving large plants.

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
🦄 Special or unique varietals
📖 A plant with a backstory
💦 Irrigation system
💮 Begonias

448 48th · Sue & Bruce

Front yard with gate · Partially accessible. Green house on the corner, enter via the small black gate

Ask me…
What did the yard look like when you first moved into your house?

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
📖 A plant with a backstory
🐝 Passion for pollinators
🤏 Creative use of small space
🏛️ Architectural or artistic elements
🍽️ Outdoor kitchen
🌱 We have lots of seeds to share with visitors!

524 44th · Mo

♿️ Front yard garden

Garden features
🍎 Fruit

465 42nd · Kay & John

Through a side gate · Partially accessible. Green house on the corner, enter via the small black gate

Ask me…
About the amphora/oil pot from Libya

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
📖 A plant with a backstory
🐝 Passion for pollinators
🤏 Creative use of small space
🏛️ Architectural or artistic elements
🍽️ Outdoor kitchen
🌱 We have lots of seeds to share with visitors!

480 42nd · Temescal Commons

Front yard with gate‍ ‍

Ask me…
How we coordinate community involvement

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
🐝 Passion for pollinators
🗑️ Composting
💦 Irrigation system
🏛️ Architectural or artistic elements
⛲ Water features
🚿 A real well with a pump!

410 41st · Bekah & Chaat

♿️ Front yard with gate‍ ‍

Ask me…
How we coordinate community involvement

Garden features
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
🐝 Passion for pollinators

426 41st · Molly & Patrick

♿️ Enter through a side gate · Yard is accessible from street via the side of the building ‍

Ask me…
Garden failures! Chaos gardening! Working with what you got

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
Aromatics
🐝 Passion for pollinators
🤏 Creative use of small spaces
🐜 Creative solutions for pests/critters

4106 Emerald · Carl & Cathy

Front yard garden · Enter through the driveway ‍

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
☀️ Greenhouse
🗑️ Composting
🤏 Creative use of small spaces
🕶️ Creative use of shady spaces

Afternoon 1pm - 4pm

354 50th · Jonny & Clare

♿️ Enter through a side gate · There is an accessible path and ramp to the back deck, but there are a couple of stairs to get down into the back part of the garden where the beds are.

Ask me…
about my chili peppers—it’s the main crop we grow as we love making fermented hot sauce and pickled peppers, etc. A bonus is the hot peppers are less susceptible to being eaten by critters.

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌱 Herbs
🦄 Special or unique varietals
💦 Irrigation system

549 45th · Madeleine & Bill

Enter through a side gate · Go up the driveway

Ask me…
Is there a method to the madness?

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
👃 Aromatics
🐝 Passion for pollinators
🗑️ Composting
🐔 Chickens
⛲ Water features
🌼 Interplanting of flowers and vegetables

416 45th · Josie

Enter through a side gate · Enter in a narrow ally, I will make signs.

Ask me…
Where, when and why did you start gardening?
Who were/are your mentor/teachers?
How do you choose what to grow when and why?
What is one of the things you love about gardening?

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
🏛️ Architectural or artistic elements
⛲ Water features
🌻 Sun Flowers

492 44th · Jordan & Kelly

Enter through side gate · Uneven paths. Imperfect for wheelchair users.

Ask me…
Who is that small sad dog?

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
👃 Aromatics
🦄 Special or unique varietals
📖 A plant with a backstory
🐝 Passion for pollinators
☀️ Greenhouse

4406 Webster · Tracey & Octavian

Enter through a side gate · Enter through the driveway via the side gate.

Ask me…
How did this garden start off?

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs
🤏 Creative use of small space

4429 Webster · Eileen & Victor

Enter through a side gate · Up the driveway to the left of the house, there are some gravel pathways

Ask me…
Do I grow my own starts or buy them?

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🌿 Herbs
💦 Irrigation system

4305 Webster · Roy & Judith

Enter through a side gate · Side gate is on 43rd St.

Ask me…
What kind of apricot tree is that and why do you have it?

Garden features
🥬
Veggies
🍎 Fruit
🌿 Herbs

452 42nd · Frances & Phillip

♿️ Enter through the driveway

Ask me…
about gardening with small children

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit 
🌿 Herbs
🐝 Passion for pollinators

493 42nd · Rick

♿️ Enter through the driveway then a side gate · I'll have the driveway and gate open with a sign. There will be some plants in the driveway to make it easily visible.

Ask me…
about how things have changed over time. I can also share techniques for growing and propagation.

Garden features
🥬 Veggies
🍎 Fruit 
🌿 Herbs
👃 Aromatics
🦄 Special or unique varietals
☀️ Greenhouse
🗑️ Composting
🪱 Vermiculture
🤏 Creative use of small space
🕶️ Creative use of shady space
🍽️ Outdoor kitchen
💰 Commercializing backyard garden