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GARDENERS OF THE GROVE

GARDENERS OF THE GROVE. Heritage Park Landscaping Project. Planning. Landscape designer Michael Glassman, far right, studies the master plan for Elk Grove’s historical hotel and stage stop museum located in the EG Historical Society’s Heritage Park. Laying out the hotel’s kitchen garden.

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GARDENERS OF THE GROVE

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  1. GARDENERS OF THE GROVE Heritage Park Landscaping Project

  2. Planning Landscape designer Michael Glassman, far right, studies the master plan for Elk Grove’s historical hotel and stage stop museum located in the EG Historical Society’s Heritage Park.

  3. Laying out the hotel’s kitchen garden. Phase one of Michael’s plan was to build four raised gardens near the hotel kitchen. Once the garden outline was determined stakes precisely marked the construction site.

  4. Excavating the work site. This ground was rock hard clay. The majority of this work was done by a bunch of old guys and youthful ladies.

  5. Getting ready to pour forms When you put out the word for materials and equipment, volunteers pop out of the woodwork to lend a hand.

  6. Pouring the footings for the raised gardens. The forms were built in a member’s driveway and transported to the worksite. Here Ron is floating the concrete footings.

  7. Finished footings Done for just the cost of sand, a few bags of cement and the help of a few volunteers.

  8. Cinder block and mortar Ready to lay the raised garden walls.

  9. Getting the job done Four geezers working under the watchful eye of Joe Ovel (far left) our friendly masonry contractor. Without the volunteer help of professionals, our work would have been less than professional.

  10. Walls raised Next step: Face the walls with slices of 19th century brick from Old Sacramento.

  11. Joe receives recognition Without Joe’s help, we would have bungled the job.

  12. Jodi accepts certificate of recognition for Silverado Jodi significantly discounted the materials we purchased form Silverado Nursery and Building Supplies.

  13. Stacking brick Ken, Bonnie and Ron were one of the two crews that selected and stacked brick from an old rubble pile.

  14. Meet retired brick layer Al Gates Meet Al. The world is full of wonderful people. Not only does he lay brick, he recites his own poetry and shares tall tales while getting the work done.

  15. Jim learns the trade Jim learns from Al the niceties of laying the first run of bricks.

  16. Setting the line Our volunteer gardeners obtained many new skills from their experience of working with two professional brick layers.

  17. All work and no play… Ron, Jim and Al take time out for a little humor.

  18. Beautiful! A job well done.

  19. Sealed We couldn’t find a professional to supervise sealing the raised beds with epoxy but managed on our own. Some of the plumbing has been installed and a concrete border poured (see upper left hand corner).

  20. We’re looking forward to seeing your club’s endeavors posted here. Contact our SRVD Web Master, to get started.

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