Hi All! Isn’t it beautiful where we garden together? I often wonder who is strolling (sometimes with strollers), running, biking, sitting on park benches, fixing bicycle tires, playing in the park, enjoying time at a couple picnic tables, and staring through our Lunar Horizon moon gate from both sides asContinue Reading
Hi All, I’ve traveled by the PGG quite a bit this past week. As my home rain gauge water count grew so did my apprehension about the Iowa River staying on its side of the hiking/biking trail. So far, so good, but we’ll see. I am very happy to noteContinue Reading
Hi All, Not much time to do justice for all the hard work Project GREEN volunteers have contributed to the PGG this past Monday, the beginning of Week 14. Today’s essay will list volunteers who were in attendance Monday morning, August 3. I’ll give an updated Numbers for Week 14.Continue Reading
Hi All, Week 13 is a BIG one for the PGG. It’s halfway through our volunteer season which lasts from the first Monday in May through the last Monday of October. In 2024, Project GREEN volunteers collected 637 1/2 hours after Week 13 and 2025’s volunteers collected 641 1/2 hours.Continue Reading
Hi All, We missed our usual Monday (July 20) morning session as a rain shower dropped 1.74 inches inches of rain for our Gardens! Up until this past Monday, it’d been a VERY hot and dry week since we last met. Therefore our Week 11 extra hours lasted from Monday,Continue Reading
Hi All! It’s possible we might need to cancel our Week 12 tomorrow (July 20) as there are storms forecast. Please remember I will cancel our work session by 7 a.m., so keep an eye out for a message from me if the weather looks bad. I will also beContinue Reading
Hi All, Time has gone quickly since last Monday. Here it is Sunday evening and I’m just getting started writing my tenth message telling the story of 2026 PGG. Please forgive me as I will keep this short. There were 12 Project GREEN volunteers in attendance for our tenth weekContinue Reading
Hi All, I’m looking forward to checking the official rain total at the PGG for Week 9 at the Gardens. When I write Week 9, it means from last Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 5. Our Week 10 will begin Monday, July 6 and last through Sunday, July 12.Continue Reading
Hi All, Hope everyone has had a good week! It’s been a busy one at the PGG for the Open Gardens Weekend (OGW) that begins Saturday, June 27 from 4 – 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garden hosts came by Monday or WednesdayContinue Reading
Hi All, It’s supposed to be a nice day tomorrow, so let’s go ahead and plan to meet at the PGG, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. as usual. We may need to jump a few puddles, but it’s not every week can we do this! Our Week 7 atContinue Reading
