2013 Save the dates

-March 11   5:30-6:30pm
  Monthly Meeting at the Library 

-April 8   5:30-6:30pm
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden

-April 13    9:00am-12:00pm 
  Garden Kick-Off & Clean-Up 

-May 13   6:30pm - Plant Swap & 
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden

- June 1  9:00am-1:00pm Workday
   Putting Plants in all beds

-June 10  5:30pm-6:30pm Education/ 
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden

- July 8 5:30-?? 
  Music in the Garden & Potluck

- August 12  5:30-6:30pm 
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden 

- September 9 5:30-6:30pm 
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden

- October 14 5:30-630pm Cleanup/
  Monthly Meeting at the Garden  

- November 11 5:30-6:30pm
  Monthly Meeting at the Library    

First Meeting

Hello everyone!
Our first garden meeting will be held at the Castle Rock Recreation Center on February 11th at 5:30 pm. Just stop at the front desk and they will direct you to the studio. Remember anyone is welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you there!

If you are interested in renting a plot please see the "How to Get Started" tab and follow the instructions there. Plots are currently available on a first come first served basis.

Get Ready Gardeners!

We will be posting a date for our first meeting soon so keep your eyes peeled!
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the garden meetings to learn what is happening with our garden and to also share ideas and gardening tips with fellow gardeners.

In the meantime, start thinking if you'd like to participate this year and plan out what you want to grow in your bed. Remember, in a couple of months you can always start growing at home and then transfer the plants later.

We will also be updating the wish list so check it out to see if there's anything you'd like to donate to our wonderful garden.

Our Yellow Brook Road

Reminder:  We have a meeting Monday, August 13 - 5:30-7:00pm, at the library.

We have had some dramatic changes in the past 10 days:  ACME Brick donated 3 pallets of brick.  We were able to build a brick pathway.  With the extra brick, we will make some stepping squares from the shed to the the garden and make borders along the edges.

Saturday, a man riding his bicycle by stopped to watch the path construction...it didn't take long for him to get involved and stayed until it the brick was all laid out.  This isn't the only time we have had an "Angel" stop by and help out without wanting anything in return. This is so encouraging and beautiful.

We are using the brick as a border around the berm and garden beds and if anyone is interested in helping, let us know.

While excavating for the pathway we created a berm with the extra dirt, in the front of the garden, and planted some flowers.

We have had a lot of neighbors stop by with great comments and yelled out their cars how they liked what we've done.

Pictures of the path are posted on the photo page.

The shed has been delivered to the garden. A huge thank you to Richard and Marilyn Vap for donating it.  And another thank you to the Rock Depot for bringing their tractor down and putting it into place! Stop by to see it.

We are having our first garden party this coming Wednesday, July 25, focusing on appetizers and drinks made with fresh herbs.  Bring a dish to pass and look forward to meeting new friends.

What an incredible day we had on the 23rd. I can't thank the volunteers enough!! Everyone was so helpful and worked together...it was beautiful to watch everything come together. We got almost the whole garden done. 

A HUGE thank you to the generosity of Dutch Heritage Gardens (Larkspur) we filled all the garden plots with tomatoes, peppers, and lots of herbs.  They also donated their special soil "Mojo Grow".  This was very unexpected and we even have lots leftover.

If someone would like some plants to take home, please contact:
Jackie Searle (303-660-3637).
We ask that you make a donation to our Foundation:
D.C.C.F.
Chamber of Commerce
P.O.Box 84
Castle Rock, CO 80104

Plots are available for $40. If you go to the garden you'll notice paint sticks in each plot.  Each paint stick has a number and ones without a name can be yours.

Our next meeting is July 9, 5:30-7:00pm.  Everyone is welcome, to make this garden a success we need alot of people involved.

Thank you to the volunteers and the following donors:
Kiwanis, Home Depot, Kerry Hill, Patty & Kevin Wunderlich, Rhonda Dougherty, Jeremy & Mary Kate Cole, Knights of Columbus, King Soopers, Wal-Mart, Melody & Sean Kearney, Barb Rohrer, T.A.G., Marquita Pattur, Richard & Marilyn Vap, Taste of Philly and anyone that I may have left out. 

We are still waiting on a few items:

    1) the shed should be delivered in 2 weeks.
    2) to hear if ACME brick will be able to donate some brick for our entrance.
    3) for the town to remove sod around the concrete to plant more herbs.
    4) once the shed is in, we will make a path from the shed to the concrete.
    5) we have a few more beds to make, 2 for the ADA handicap accessible, 1 more bed for rent and a triangular one for flowers.

Soon, we will be able to make tax-deductible donations online:
http://www.ppcf.org/  Look for Castle Rock Community Garden.

This truly is a Community Effort in which we should all be proud of!

Thank you again!!