…thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/10/14/ppac-67-portland-international-rose-test-garden/
Close to where a dear friend lives I witnessed what happens when a community comes together to create gardens on land that would normally be ignored. Some of the gardens are pollinator gardens and others have bird houses to attract birds. The schools have become involved by encouraging children to paint signs and make sculptures that have been carefully placed among the plants.
Mama Cormier 
Such a wonderful community project!
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It really is and while we were there someone from the community was starting to prep it for winter.
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A lovely place to spend some time!
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It’s a great way to repurpose the land. It sits right next to the subway tracks and gives the home owners on the opposite side something nice to look at.
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