March/April newsletter
Judith Rohn , our webmeister and recording secretary for the board of Directors for the West Side Community Garden passed away Tuesday, March 18. We will miss her fine website pictures, her chili at Tulip planting, her exotic dishes at the benefit, her work with the children’s garden, her clothing designs and art from Bali, and her many many contributions to the garden over the years. She was a founding member of the garden when it was just a vacate garbage filled lot, and a board member for the past 20 years. The memorial service is 4 pm Sunday March 30th at Riverside Chapel, 76th and Amsterdam Avenue. Another memorial is in the planning stages in the garden during Tulip time. Goodbye Judy, we will miss you.
Vivian Sansom, our West Side Community Garden newsletter editor since 1987, is doing well at the Jewish Home on 106th Street in rehab after breaking a hip in a fall at her apartment. She will be leaving the City Thursday, March 27 to stay with her family in Colorado. A goodbby party is planned for her Wednesday at 5:30 on the 4th floor at the Jewish home between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenue. Plan on stopping by to say good bye to Vivian, our discerning newsletter editor, organizer, faithful membership keeper, and West Side Community Garden Board member since 1986.
This week in the Garden: Sunday afternoon, March 23, was sunny and almost warm, the Japanese plum is in full glorious bloom, and the tree was flooded with honeybees collecting the nectar. The flower beds are covered with snowbells and crocus blooms. Green shoots promise first tulips within a week to ten days- weather permitting. Tom Thies and Richard Kaplan were working away pruning dead wood and collecting branches. Vegetable plots need cleaning and care- plot holders should drop by and clear their plots before the weeds get started, and use the bags of compost to put in some early peas and lettuce.
SCHEDULE Tuesday April 1, is membership day. Plan to stop by St. Martin’s house second floor community room NE corner of west 90th and Columbus Avenue 7- 8:30 pm to pay your yearly dues, talk about committees and the year at the Garden. There will be free seeds available. West Side Community Garden board meeting Monday, April 7, 7:30 St. martins house Community Room.
WEEKLY TASKS: Greenhouse at St. John the Divine volunteers for watering, seeding, and transplanting. Saturday 11:30ish. If you can work during the week call Tom Thies at 212 369 6183.
HELP WANTED: Database volunteers, for updating the database on Garden computer. Person needed for Publicity- Call Jackie Bukowksi at 212 316 5490. Must have fax, daytime telephone, and email capability. This is the greatest garden in the City- we need someone to tell the world!
