Friday, May 25, 2012

Bloggers Fling: Community Peace

BY SKEETER
The Second Garden tour during the Asheville Garden Bloggers Spring Fling, took us to the Burton street Community Gardens. Asheville, NC is full of interesting gardens. Click HERE to find out more about Asheville Public Gardens...
I did not see the Peace Sign within this little garden until I loaded this picture! Made from old bottles.
My eye was caught by the recycling efforts of this old Satellite dish!
This caterpillar, or doodle bug was keeping guard of the veggie patch.
Veggie beds along the hillside.
Watch out for the Bees Crossing!
This bee found a poppy to enjoy!
Recycled concrete items to form steps up the hillside.
The stairs took us to this interesting spot. A pizza oven which I heard was made by the community children and adults. Mud and straw to make something everyone on the street can be proud of and utilize! 
Hosta along the pathway.
 
      Who would put a washing machine in a garden?
SKEETER'S WASHING MACHINE ICE CHEST

Well, me! Above you see my version of a Washing machine used as an ice chest for patio and garden parties! Surrounded by Jasmine, Hosta, Ferns and Petuna's. Yes, my family washing machine used when I was a child growing up in an old 1800's farmhouse.
Higher up on the hillside we found what seemed like a junk pile. Upon a closer look, I could see forts and castles built by little hands from scraps of wooden pallets, old signs and many different types of materials. As children, my brothers and I would frequent bins at our neighboring Kroger Grocery and recycle their old fruit and veggie crates to create such structures.
Bright Reds seem to be a popular choice of color in this interesting garden.
Real works of art were throughout the gardens such as this Dragon Fly Wall.
Do you see the roof to this shelter?
A Green Roof!
An alpine slide made from old plastics?
More of those rusty Tonka Trucks, as seen from the previous garden.
This made sense to me. As I was strolling about this odd garden, I could not help but think it would make a perfect setting for Halloween!
Yes, this was an odd garden and one I was not expecting. But after thinking upon it a bit, I can see this as a gathering place for the community. Where one is free to express them self whether through art, gardening, building or just sitting and visiting with their neighbors. Who knows, this place could be the younger years of a World famous Architect or Artist! The main thing I see to this garden is to get a child outside into nature and to allow them to use their imagination! Over all, I kinda dig COMMUNITY PEACE, In the Garden...

Words and Photos Property of In the Garden Blog Team, In the Garden

19 comments:

  1. Great photos of an interesting garden filled with ingenuity, fun, color, recycled bits and growing things. It is neat how there are so many different ideas in this garden yet it all flows together.

    Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend,

    FlowerLady

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    1. Thanks Flower Lady, I must admit at first, I was not too sure about this garden. But after pondering on it a bit, I do see the importance of this garden. Community gathering place to express ones inner being....

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  2. A great idea and gives us visual learners ideas on how to reuse and redesign items we would throw away.

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    1. Yes indeed Mary! And again, my washing machine in the garden is not an orginal idea. Ha ha... I call my little whimsy "spots of interest" I saw lots of those in this garden...

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  3. I'm really loving the "Fling" seen through several peoples' lenses. I'm not embarrassed in the slightest to say that I, too, "kinda dig Community Peace"! Your photos turned out great, by the way!

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    1. Yes, it has been fun to see all the Fling post's from different eyes! I have not read them all as of yet due to still sorting pics myself. I shall at some point read them all and get everyones view on such odd gardens. I know my Saint was not too thrilled about this one but then again, he is not a gardener but a helper in the garden. LOL....

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    1. That is a great way to put it Cherry! It was crazy but yet smiles on faces throughout. I would like to be a fly on a flower on a weekend day to see how many people in the community this place draws...

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  5. You saw so much more than I did. I love that dragonfly wall and the last little puppy. That is the best kind of puppy-one who won't dig up your plants! I have never visited community gardens before so really enjoyed visiting them this time around. Good captures and words to explain it all!

    Everyone have a great weekend!

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    1. Looking at other posts on the same gardens, I too am seeing pictures of things I did not spot! There was so much to take in with each garden though so to be expected. Yes, that is one puppy that will not destroy the garden. It will not keep the chipmonks away either though. LOL.... Enjoy the remainder of family time while ya have them!!!

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  6. So much there to take in. Some great reuses for sure. I'm not sure I'd want skulls in my garden but I saw lots I like. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Interesting garden and I love all the recycling...

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  8. I didn't see the peace symbol in the satellite dish either! Good eye. That community garden was very interesting....loved the pizza oven.

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  9. You really captured the spirit of this garden and made me appreciate it more. thanks, Carolyn

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  10. Oh boy the creative juices are on overflow in this garden. Love it!! So glad you folks got to go so you could share all the greatness that you all saw.

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  11. Sharp eye there Skeeter. It all was interesting. I do admire one's ability to form garden art out of recycled material.

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  12. Two things I did not notice while there was I did not recognize the design as a peace symbol or the umbrella as a dish. Good eye. There was just so much color overload here that the eye jumped really fast between the creations. I needed a little more time to take it all in.

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  13. You gotta love that lizard? crocodile? alligator? in the last photo. I'm loving this tour. Many thanks.

    Greetings from London.

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  14. I think this is a truly original and much loved imaginative garden. I wish I lived nearby - what a wonderful community. Gre-e-e-e-eat post!

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