Flower Ave Garden Project: The Kindness Of Strangers

The last two days saw some big changes in the front yard of the garden site. I removed all of the existing plants and grated down the hills of dirt.

Before &  after

I have to say, I was not able to accomplish this big task alone. The owner of the home had a friend and his daughter visiting from Virginia on vacation. They saw what I was doing and offered to help. They were amazing! SUCH a big help. Mark busted out the chainsaw and, with the help of Julio (another garden helper), they were able to get this giant stump out. And Camille was a pro with the rake!

It is humbling that complete strangers were willing to put in a few hours of hard labor for nothing in return. I think I would still be out there trying to figure out how to get that stump up.

Now that everything is level I can start staking off the borders for the raised bed locations and take measurements for lumber.

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”

~Amelia Earhart